Asbestos

News Releases

12/21/2007
Murray Applauds Retailers for Pulling Asbestos Contaminated Toy

10/4/2007
Murray's Asbestos Ban Passes Senate

10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray, Isakson, Boxer Celebrate Senate Passage of Asbestos Bill

10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Adds United States to the List of Nations that Ban Asbestos

7/31/2007
Murray's Asbestos Bill Passes Key Committee with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support

7/6/2007
Asbestos: Senator Murray Announces Progress on Her Asbestos Bill at Press Conference with Doctors, Patient, Advocates

6/12/2007
Murray Testifies about the Need to Ban Asbestos in the U.S.

6/12/2007
PHOTO: Fighting to Ban Asbestos in America

6/12/2007
PHOTO: Murray Shows Brake Pads Still Made with Asbestos

4/10/2007
At Murray's Urging, Architect of the Capitol Pulls Out All Workers from Asbestos Infested Tunnels

3/20/2007
Senator Murray Demands Answers on Worker Safety Violations and Asbestos Exposure in Capitol Hill Tunnels

3/1/2007
ASBESTOS: Murray Re-Launches Effort to Ban Asbestos with Bill Introduction, Hearing

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - John Thayer

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Sue Vento

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Asbestos on Capitol Hill

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Barry Castleman

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Harvey Pass

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Richard Wilson

3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Honoring George "Fred" Biekkola and Brian Harvey

11/9/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Democratic Victory in the U.S. Senate

5/11/2006
Asbestos: Senator Murray Asks New OMB Nominee to Look into Delays on Safety Warnings for Brake Mechanics

2/14/2006
Murray Votes Against Moving Forward with Flawed Asbestos Legislation

2/3/2006
Senator Murray Questions Whether New OSHA Nominee Will Aggressively Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos

7/26/2005
Senator Murray Honors Brian Harvey, Advocate for Asbestos Victims

4/1/2005
Senator Murray's Statement on Asbestos Awareness Day

2/10/2005
Murray Statement on Class Action Vote

2/8/2005
As Senate Considers Class Actions Reform, Murray Renews Call to Protect Asbestos Victims, Ban Use of Deadly Material

2/8/2005
PHOTO: Protecting Asbestos Victims

1/11/2005
Murray Statement on Proposed Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation

1/7/2005
Murray Calls Bush Asbestos Plan Inadequate, Urges President to Support Ban on Asbestos

4/22/2004
Murray Votes 'No' on Inadequate and Unfair Asbestos Bill

4/21/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Asbestos Legislation

4/21/2004
PHOTO: Standing Up for Victims of Asbestos Exposure

3/25/2004
Murray, Senators, Doctors, and Victims Urge Congress to Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos

3/24/2004
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos Now!

3/4/2004
Murray to Congress: Ban Asbestos Now

11/5/2003
Murray to EPA: Don't Withdraw Asbestos Guidance for Mechanics

10/24/2003
Murray Remembers Paul Wellstone

9/12/2003
Murray Addresses Canadian Asbestos Conference

9/8/2003
Asbestos Column by Senator Patty Murray

7/15/2003
Murray Reaction Mixed to Judiciary Committee Passage of Asbestos Liability Bill

6/24/2003
Asbestos Ban Included in Litigation Reform Bill

6/19/2003
Murray's Asbestos Ban Likely in Litigation Reform Bill

6/17/2003
PHOTO: Murray Hears from an Asbestos Expert

6/4/2003
PHOTO: Libby Resident Calls for Ban on Asbestos

6/4/2003
Murray Takes Asbestos Ban to Judiciary Committee Hearing on Asbestos Litigation Reform

6/4/2003
PHOTO: Children Played In This Rock Pile, Which Contained Asbestos

6/4/2003
PHOTO: It’s Time To Ban Asbestos

6/3/2003
Sen. Murray and Asbestos Victims Speak Out Over Concerns with the Asbestos Compensation Reform Legislation

6/2/2003
PHOTO: These Brake Pads Contain Deadly Asbestos

6/2/2003
PHOTO: Asbestos Victim Tells Reporters, “I should be dead now.”

5/22/2003
Murray Re-Introduces Bill to Ban Asbestos in America

5/22/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray Introducing Her Ban Asbestos in America Act

5/22/2003
PHOTO: At a news conference to reintroduce the Ban Asbestos in America Act, Murray holds up a can of plastic roofing cement containing asbestos.

5/22/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Re-introduces the Ban Asbestos in America Act

5/22/2003
PHOTO: Lieutenant Colonel James Zumwalt

5/21/2003
Murray Responds To EPA's Public Awareness Campaign on Asbestos-Tainted Insulation

5/19/2003
EPA Panel Backs Murray Asbestos Ban

3/28/2003
Senators Call on EPA to Live Up to Its Word, Warn Homeowners on Asbestos-Tainted Insulation

3/5/2003
As Judiciary Committee Discusses Asbestos Lawsuits, Senator Murray Calls on Congress to Ban Asbestos

2/18/2003
Asbestos in the Attic: Murray Highlights Danger at Abandoned Spokane Home

2/10/2003
Murray, Waxman and Others Seek Answers About Why EPA Cancelled Public Asbestos Warning

2/10/2003
Murray Urges ABA to Delay Decision and Consider Expert Input on Asbestos Litigation

2/6/2003
Murray Questions Why Our Government Isn't Warning Homeowners and Protecting Workers from Dangerous Insulation

1/21/2003
EPA Letter to Murray on Asbestos Raises as Many Questions as it Answers

1/3/2003
Murray Demands Answers to White House Decision to Spike Asbestos Warning

6/20/2002
Murray Testifies on Asbestos At Hearing on Libby(Montana) Site

6/18/2002
Murray Introduces Legislation to Ban Asbestos, Increase Research, Determine Which Consumer Products Still Contain the Carcinogen

6/18/2002
Senator Murray's Remarks on the Ban Asbestos in America Act

6/18/2002
Asbestos Bill Introduced: Murray's Floor Statement

6/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Introduces the Ban Asbestos in America Act

6/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Introduces Asbestos Bill

7/31/2001
Remarks by Senator Murray on Asbestos Exposure and Workplace Safety