Talk of Support for Asbestos Tax Bill, New Initiatives Lead Whispers on Capitol Hill

photo-1 icNendicearly a month has passed since some 80 members of Congress introduced an asbestos tax bill aimed at providing defendants tax breaks. Since then, there has been a lot of talk about how much support the bill is receiving in Congress. And now they're not just talking about taxes.

Sources tell HarrisMartin Publishing that several other possibilities for asbestos-related legislation are being mulled over on Capitol Hill, with a number of entities on both sides of the bar involved.

The tax bill, H.R. 1412, is identical to a bill introduced last session that failed to get a lift from …