Tom Carper said "One is that when people are sick and dying from exposure to asbestos, they ought to get the money they and their families need and they should get it now. When people become sick later on from an earlier exposure, they should receive reasonable compensation and it should come promptly. People who are not sick, who may have had an exposure to asbestos and may not become sick, they should have medical monitoring at no cost but they should not be siphoning off the moneys from folks who truly are sick and are in desperate straits." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 22, 2004

One is that when people are sick and dying from exposure to asbestos, they ought to get the money they and their families need and they should get it now. When people become sick later on from an earlier exposure, they should receive reasonable compensation and it should come promptly. People who are not sick, who may have had an exposure to asbestos and may not become sick, they should have medical monitoring at no cost but they should not be siphoning off the moneys from folks who truly are sick and are in desperate straits.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing principles related to asbestos legislation and compensation for affected individuals.

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