Asbestos
News Releases
12/21/2007
Murray Applauds Retailers for Pulling Asbestos Contaminated Toy
10/4/2007
Murray's Asbestos Ban Passes Senate
10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray, Isakson, Boxer Celebrate Senate Passage of Asbestos Bill
10/4/2007
PHOTO: Murray Adds United States to the List of Nations that Ban Asbestos
7/31/2007
Murray's Asbestos Bill Passes Key Committee with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support
7/6/2007
Asbestos: Senator Murray Announces Progress on Her Asbestos Bill at Press Conference with Doctors, Patient, Advocates
6/12/2007
Murray Testifies about the Need to Ban Asbestos in the U.S.
6/12/2007
PHOTO: Fighting to Ban Asbestos in America
6/12/2007
PHOTO: Murray Shows Brake Pads Still Made with Asbestos
4/10/2007
At Murray's Urging, Architect of the Capitol Pulls Out All Workers from Asbestos Infested Tunnels
3/20/2007
Senator Murray Demands Answers on Worker Safety Violations and Asbestos Exposure in Capitol Hill Tunnels
3/1/2007
ASBESTOS: Murray Re-Launches Effort to Ban Asbestos with Bill Introduction, Hearing
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - John Thayer
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Sue Vento
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Asbestos on Capitol Hill
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Barry Castleman
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Harvey Pass
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Dr. Richard Wilson
3/1/2007
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos in America Hearing - Honoring George "Fred" Biekkola and Brian Harvey
11/9/2006
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on the Democratic Victory in the U.S. Senate
5/11/2006
Asbestos: Senator Murray Asks New OMB Nominee to Look into Delays on Safety Warnings for Brake Mechanics
2/14/2006
Murray Votes Against Moving Forward with Flawed Asbestos Legislation
2/3/2006
Senator Murray Questions Whether New OSHA Nominee Will Aggressively Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos
7/26/2005
Senator Murray Honors Brian Harvey, Advocate for Asbestos Victims
4/1/2005
Senator Murray's Statement on Asbestos Awareness Day
2/10/2005
Murray Statement on Class Action Vote
2/8/2005
As Senate Considers Class Actions Reform, Murray Renews Call to Protect Asbestos Victims, Ban Use of Deadly Material
2/8/2005
PHOTO: Protecting Asbestos Victims
1/11/2005
Murray Statement on Proposed Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation
1/7/2005
Murray Calls Bush Asbestos Plan Inadequate, Urges President to Support Ban on Asbestos
4/22/2004
Murray Votes 'No' on Inadequate and Unfair Asbestos Bill
4/21/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray on Asbestos Legislation
4/21/2004
PHOTO: Standing Up for Victims of Asbestos Exposure
3/25/2004
Murray, Senators, Doctors, and Victims Urge Congress to Protect Americans from Deadly Asbestos
3/24/2004
PHOTO: Ban Asbestos Now!
3/4/2004
Murray to Congress: Ban Asbestos Now
11/5/2003
Murray to EPA: Don't Withdraw Asbestos Guidance for Mechanics
10/24/2003
Murray Remembers Paul Wellstone
9/12/2003
Murray Addresses Canadian Asbestos Conference
9/8/2003
Asbestos Column by Senator Patty Murray
7/15/2003
Murray Reaction Mixed to Judiciary Committee Passage of Asbestos Liability Bill
6/24/2003
Asbestos Ban Included in Litigation Reform Bill
6/19/2003
Murray's Asbestos Ban Likely in Litigation Reform Bill
6/17/2003
PHOTO: Murray Hears from an Asbestos Expert
6/4/2003
PHOTO: Libby Resident Calls for Ban on Asbestos
6/4/2003
Murray Takes Asbestos Ban to Judiciary Committee Hearing on Asbestos Litigation Reform
6/4/2003
PHOTO: Children Played In This Rock Pile, Which Contained Asbestos
6/4/2003
PHOTO: It’s Time To Ban Asbestos
6/3/2003
Sen. Murray and Asbestos Victims Speak Out Over Concerns with the Asbestos Compensation Reform Legislation
6/2/2003
PHOTO: These Brake Pads Contain Deadly Asbestos
6/2/2003
PHOTO: Asbestos Victim Tells Reporters, “I should be dead now.”
5/22/2003
Murray Re-Introduces Bill to Ban Asbestos in America
5/22/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray Introducing Her Ban Asbestos in America Act
5/22/2003
PHOTO: At a news conference to reintroduce the Ban Asbestos in America Act, Murray holds up a can of plastic roofing cement containing asbestos.
5/22/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray Re-introduces the Ban Asbestos in America Act
5/22/2003
PHOTO: Lieutenant Colonel James Zumwalt
5/21/2003
Murray Responds To EPA's Public Awareness Campaign on Asbestos-Tainted Insulation
5/19/2003
EPA Panel Backs Murray Asbestos Ban
3/28/2003
Senators Call on EPA to Live Up to Its Word, Warn
Homeowners on Asbestos-Tainted Insulation
3/5/2003
As Judiciary Committee Discusses Asbestos Lawsuits, Senator Murray Calls on Congress to Ban Asbestos
2/18/2003
Asbestos in the Attic: Murray Highlights Danger at Abandoned Spokane Home
2/10/2003
Murray, Waxman and Others Seek Answers About Why EPA Cancelled Public Asbestos Warning
2/10/2003
Murray Urges ABA to Delay Decision and Consider Expert Input on Asbestos Litigation
2/6/2003
Murray Questions Why Our Government Isn't Warning Homeowners and Protecting Workers from Dangerous Insulation
1/21/2003
EPA Letter to Murray on Asbestos Raises as Many Questions as it Answers
1/3/2003
Murray Demands Answers to White House Decision to Spike Asbestos Warning
6/20/2002
Murray Testifies on Asbestos At Hearing on Libby(Montana) Site
6/18/2002
Murray Introduces Legislation to Ban Asbestos, Increase Research, Determine Which Consumer Products Still Contain the Carcinogen
6/18/2002
Senator Murray's Remarks on the Ban Asbestos in America Act
6/18/2002
Asbestos Bill Introduced: Murray's Floor Statement
6/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Introduces the Ban Asbestos in America Act
6/18/2002
PHOTO: Murray Introduces Asbestos Bill
7/31/2001
Remarks by Senator Murray on Asbestos Exposure and Workplace Safety