Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski
United States Senator, Maryland, Democrat
Senator Mikulski was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. She served on the Baltimore City Council from 1973 to 1976 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1976 to 1986. She is a member of the Appropriations Committee; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and the Select Committee on Intelligence. 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 oppose S. 2290, the so-called "FAIR Act." I oppose this bill because it is anything but…
