The White Lung Association is now selling CD's from the Global Asbestos Conference 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. See the WLA's GAC Conference page for more details.

Frist Introducing Asbestos Bill in January

WASHINGTON D.C. Ñ Susan Vento, Chair of the Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV), today issued the following statement in response to Sen. Frist's commitment to bring up the flawed asbestos trust fund bill, S. 852, in January, 2006:

"Today, Sen. Frist has issued a slap in the face to asbestos victims across the country. The Senate Majority Leader has made a commitment to bring up the asbestos trust fund bill on the heels of receiving a letter from six asbestos victims' groups voicing our concerns with the funding of the bill and asking that the Senate take more time to review pertinent issues. Perhaps confirming our criticisms, Senate Budget Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Judd Gregg and Kent Conrad, wrote Frist on Monday voicing similar concerns.

"Sen. Frist has made it clear, that regardless of whether or not serious problems with the bill are resolved, he will force it to the floor for a vote in January. His statement comes a day before the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an unprecedented hearing on the bill's funding. We can understand why stakeholders are trying to hustle this legislation through the Senate Ñ every week new problems arise with the bill. Budget issues, among many others, MUST be resolved before Congress even considers this piece of legislation."

More information:

Sen. Frist's testimony

Sen. Reid's testimony

Letter to Sen. Frist from Senators Gregg and Conrad

The Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV) is an organization founded by asbestos victims and their families and friends. CPMV works to raise awareness on national asbestos issues and ensure that victims' rights are properly represented and protected on both a local and national level. For more information, www.asbestostruth.org.

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4/16/05: Spectre to Introduce U.S. Asbestos Bill This Week

5/22/05: Individuals Injured by Asbestos Exposure Oppose Specter's Trust Fund Legislation

10/16/05: Victim's Organizations Form Asbestos Victims Coalition in Opposition to Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation

11/17/05: White Lung Mourns Jose Jesus Pessora

Jim Fite's Alerts:

Asbestos Victim's Superfund Compensation Program

Asbestos Watch March 14, 2005 (Maryland chapter of the White Lung Association meetings)

Directorate of Safety, Health, and Environment (open letter)

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Joe Oliver's Alerts:

Copies of Asbestos Watch are available from 2005. Each month's edition is over a hundred pages of information of interest to asbestos victims and the general public. The cost is $35.00 each and they can be ordered from:

The White Lung Association
P.O. Box 1483
Baltimore, MD 21203.

All orders are prepaid with checks to the White Lung Association. Now available Feb, March and April.

Features:

December 17, 2000 is Asbestos Hazard Awareness Day

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Current Projects:

Asbestos Museum

Articles & Publications:

Occupational Respiratory Diseases: Asbestos Associated Disease -- Reprinted from: Maxcy-Rosenau Public Health and Preventative Medicine 11th ed. (John M. Last, Ed.) 1980, Appleton-Century-Crofts

Asbestos Victims Deserve Compensation Not Betrayal: position release by the Board of Directors, White Lung Association

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