Asbestos

The Challenge

Many Americans think they are safe from deadly

Senator Murray joined with Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn) to urge Congress to improve the asbestos-liability bill that will be brought to the Senate floor this spring.
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asbestos. Yet each year, 10,000 Americans die from asbestos-related diseases from exposure to asbestos.

Last Congress, Senator Murray re-introduced her bill to Ban Asbestos in America. This year Murray is renewing the call for support of her bill

(Update: New report by the Environmental Working Group on the dangers of asbestos exposure further underscores the need to enact Senator Murray's bill to ban asbestos in America.)

Murray’s legislation, which was first introduced in the 107th Congress, will also authorize additional studies to determine which commercial products today still contain asbestos, increase funding for asbestos-related diseases, and call for a national Mesothelioma registry to help public health professionals track this deadly disease.

“It is unconscionable that so many innocent victims in our state have died because they were exposed to a product that they were told was safe. But it is even more disturbing that our government continues to allow asbestos to be imported into this country and used in everyday products today.

While more than 30 other countries have banned asbestos and protected their citizens, the United States still has not. The time for Congress to ban asbestos is long overdue. Until we take the steps to ban this deadly substance, we will continue to put innocent lives at risk.”

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