Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization requests meeting with President Bush
January 6, 2005
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced it has requested a meeting with President George W. Bush to discuss asbestos legislation and its effects on victims and family members of victims affected by asbestos related diseases and illnesses.
In a letter that was addressed to President Bush, the ADAO requested a meeting before or after meeting with business and industry “on this critical topic.” According to the group, 10,000 Americans become sick or die every year because of asbestos exposure, including singer Warren Zevon, actor Steve McQueen and Representative Bruce Vento of Minnesota who all died because of mesothelioma.
The group wants a chance to meet with the President so that the voice of the victims can be taken into account before an asbestos bill is potentially passed. Emphasizing the need to increase funding for research, education and prevention, but most importantly ensuring individuals, high-risk industries and the medical community are equipped with the resources necessary to reduce asbestos exposure, ensuring early diagnoses and improved treatment options, the ADAO is founded by asbestos victims and their families.
According to the ADAO, the asbestos industry spent millions lobbying last year, which was money that could have greatly contributed to developing an early warning test and moving closer to a mesothelioma cure. While President Bush has not endorsed a specific solution to asbestos litigation, he supports capping medical malpractice claims, limiting class action lawsuits and other legal reforms. President Bush plans on discussing ways to curb asbestos lawsuits tomorrow in a speech in Clinton Township north of Detroit.
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