Asbestos Trust Fund Bill Unfair to Asbestos Victims

By: Chris Placitella @ Jun 04, 2012

The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled the asbestos trust bill, H.R. 4369, the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012,” for a markup on Wednesday, June 6th. A markup is the last step in the process before a bill can be voted on by the full House. This bill is unfair to asbestos victims.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

This bill is apparently being pushed by House Republican leaders so asking individual Congresspersons for help will no doubt be extremely difficult.

Below and attached is a list of all the House Judiciary Democrats. If you live in the district of a Member listed below, I strongly encourage you to take the time to weigh in with his or her office. You can have an impact by simply leaving a message with the person answering the phone. I recommend leaving the following message or something in your own words: “Please tell the Congressman that I encourage him to OPPOSE HR 4369 when it is marked up in the Judiciary Committee this Wednesday. The bill will hurt asbestos victims and their families and do nothing to solve the public health crisis caused by asbestos.”

Hon. Conyers
Ranking Member
(D) Michigan, 14th; 202-225-5126

Hon. Berman
(D) California, 28th; 202-225-4695

Hon. Nadler
(D) New York, 8th; 202-225-5635

Hon. Scott
(D) Virginia, 3rd; (202) 225-8351

Hon. Lofgren
(D) California, 16th; (202) 225-3072

Hon. Jackson Lee
(D) Texas, 18^th; (202) 225-3816

Hon. Waters
(D) California, 35th; (202) 225-2201

Hon. Cohen
(D) Tennessee, 9^th; (202) 225-3265

Hon. Johnson
(D) Georgia, 4th; (202) 225-1605

Hon. Quigley
(D) Illinois, 5th; (202) 225-4061

Hon. Chu
(D) California, 32nd; (202) 225-5464

Hon. Deutch
(D) Florida, 19th; 202-225-3001