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Rep. Pallone Issues Statement After Full Committee Passed Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act
November 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the full committee passed the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (H.R. 1603) by a 47-1 vote:

"It's been more than 40 years since the Environmental Protection Agency began its work to ban asbestos, and today this Committee took a major, bipartisan step to do just that.

"The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now A . . .

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