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On the recordApril 20, 2004
Before Senator Specter leaves the Chamber, I express my thanks to him and certainly to Judge Becker for the willingness to enter into what many people describe as one of the most complex issues we will face this year or any year in the U.S. Congress to try to see if there is a way to ensure that people who are sick and dying from asbestos exposure get the help they need; folks who are not sick, who become sick, get the help they need, and that the companies which have a fair amount of exposure, whether they be manufacturers or insurance companies, get some certainty with respect to their financial obligations. I am more encouraged at this moment than I have been for some time that we may have the beginning of a negotiating process.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing negotiations regarding assistance for victims of asbestos exposure.

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