At Last!
The House of Representatives, along with the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, has passed a landmark bill called the Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008.
The bill, introduced by Chairman Gene Green of Texas, will work towards a complete ban on asbestos use and is an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act
Gene Green is the chairman of the subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. He said that the ban is needed to "protect the health of all Americans from this deadly toxic material."
Bruce Vento, for whom the bill is named, was a former member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota. A indefatigable environmental advocate, and former teacher, Mr Vento died of mesothelioma in 2000.