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On the recordNovember 13, 2013
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. The underlying bill imposes burdens on victims of asbestos poisoning because of an unsubstantiated allegation that the trusts, set up by the tortfeasors, by the giant corporations that caused the problem, may be suffering some fraud, although there is no specific about that. The amendment simply says that if we are going to request information of the victims, we should request minimally that the representatives of the tortfeasors, the trusts, tell us the information that will prevent further people from being harmed. I urge support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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