[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1430]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Senate has been on the asbestos bill 
since Monday. Tomorrow, we will complete a full week of debate and 
consideration of this very important bill which, as has been said again 
and again, is a bill that addresses the fact that 150,000 people have 
lost their jobs, 77 companies have gone bankrupt, and many more are 
likely to go bankrupt in the future. Most importantly, we have victims 
of asbestos exposure--whether it is lung cancer or mesothelioma--who 
are not being compensated in a timely and appropriate way. It is a 
system crying out for reform.
  Tomorrow, we will not have any rollcall votes, given the earlier 
action we took on the Edelman nomination. We will be continuing debate 
and discussion of the asbestos bill over the course of the day 
tomorrow, Friday.
  As we look to next week, we will have a busy week as we finish our 
work for the Presidents Day recess. There will be votes each day next 
week beginning with Monday as we wrap up our business.

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