06/17/2013
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"Right now, as it stands, Federal fire fighters have an impossible burden of proof."
"Anything short of banning it is a Band-Aid. We need to ban it because medical evidence has already proven that asbestos is deadly."
"Thank you, Chairman Merkley, for your work on this. I think it is well intended."
"Because, as you know, there is presumptive legislation in 49 out of 50 States for this disease and cancers that fire fighters get that are now known to be occupationally acquired."