Yet, I learned about the FACT Act during a previous hearing that we had in the previous Congress...

the more readily you come to conclude that this legislation may be a solution in search of a problem.

The debate over the necessity to fully compensate victims of asbestos exposure is very personal to me.

More problematically, it could end up hurting asbestos victims by denying them full compensation for the harms that they have suffered.

I don't see any need for it or any purpose to it.

Yet as I learned about the FACT Act... the more readily I came to conclude that this legislation may be a solution in search of a problem.

This is a very personal issue for me because Warren Zevon was one of my closest of friends...

I have an asbestos victim's letter and a number of public interest groups opposed to the Act. I would ask that their letters and statements be made a part of the record.

So if most of them are not controversial, why should we be burdening ourselves with this?

I think Congress could make time for major rules or other things if they cut out fundraisers, constituent service, district visits, and ceremonial bills.

I am a big supporter of small community banks, but I am not a big supporter of the REINS Act, which just makes no sense to me.