Honorable Larry E. Craig
United States Senator, Idaho, Republican
Senator Craig was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1990. He served in the Idaho Senate from 1974 to 1980 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1980 to 1990. He chairs the Special Committee on Aging and also sits on the Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Judiciary Committee, and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. The following is from the April 22, 2004, Senate floor debate on a motion to proceed on S. 2290, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act.I rise today to speak to S. 2290, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution…