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Asbestos Trust Fund
2005-01-15T09:02:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjI5XC8yMDA1MDExNTA5MTg0MzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Edward Becker, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the creation of the Asbestos Trust Fund. He served as a negotiator between business and labor groups to determine how the fund would be managed and who could be compensated from the fund. The Judge was picked by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Arlen Specter, and helped the senator draft a bill for the creation of the fund.
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Edward Becker, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the creation of the Asbestos T…
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Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Edward Becker, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the creation of the Asbestos Trust Fund. He served as a negotiator between business and labor groups to determine how the fund would be managed and who could be compensated from the fund. The Judge was picked by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Arlen Specter, and helped the senator draft a bill for the creation of the fund. close
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Edward Becker, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the creation of the Asbestos T… read more
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Edward Becker, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about the creation of the Asbestos Trust Fund. He served as a negotiator between business and labor groups to determine how the fund would be managed and who could be compensated from the fund. The Judge was picked by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Arlen Specter, and helped the senator draft a bill for the creation of the fund. close
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