On the recordMarch 9, 2017
I include in the Record a StarTribune article. [From the StarTribune] Stand With Families Affected by Asbestos, and Help Kill FACT Act My husband was the late U.S. Rep. Bruce F. Vento, who served for almost 24 years in the House of Representatives representing Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District. He died from mesothelioma in 2000 within eight and a half months of being diagnosed. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Bruce was exposed while working his way through college as a laborer, years before he became involved in public life. With his death, our country lost a hardworking and humble public servant years before his time. Bruce's parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and I lost so much more. Since his death, I have worked with asbestos patients and family members from across the country to fight for a ban on asbestos and to protect the rights of people whose lives have been forever affected by this terrible poison. I have recently been involved in the effort to stop the so- called ``Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act,'' or FACT Act, which would obstruct justice for victims dying from asbestos-related diseases while giving a handout to the very corporations that knowingly poisoned and killed them.…
