Chris Dodd: “If I may just conclude, I thank again the Senator from Vermont for his comments. He has outlined this very well. It must…”

“If I may just conclude, I thank again the Senator from Vermont for his comments. He has outlined this very well. It must truly be a no fault system. It must be truly no fault so both industry as well as victims have certainty. Medical criteria, medical monitoring--a variety of other provisions must be part of the effort. Those are major agreements that have already been struck. Getting down to the details is the hard part. We are confident it will happen. It will require a lot of work. It can't be done on the fly, if we are going to take the unprecedented step dealing with the asbestos issue. Amendment No. 834”