Honorable George Allen
United States Senator, Virginia, Republican
Senator Allen was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1982 to 1991, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1992, and as Governor of Virginia from 1993 to 1997. He is a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship 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 in support of the Fairness in Asbestos Injury…
