A win for asbestos victims, Harry Reid, and small and medium sized asbestos companies. Big loss for Bill Frist and Big Asbestos. I watched the vote on C-Span. Frist had 59 votes but needed 60. As a procedural matter, he changed his vote to "No" so that he can bring it up again.
You could tell who was going to win before the votes were counted. Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, and John Kerry could all be seen smiling broadly on the Senate floor.
One small victory. Hurrah!
Senate vote effectively kills asbestos bill
From tomorrow's WaPo:
Senate Foes Block Proposed Trust Fund For Asbestos Victims
Vote Short Against Budgetary Challenge
Previous post: Another Bad Asbestos Bailout Bill
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