Republicans See Possibility Of Compromise On Bill Restricting Asbestos

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Top House Republicans say they could agree to a compromise with Democrats on a bill to limit asbestos risks, though they say any deal will have to address concerns that a bill does not unduly limit production of chlorine used to treat drinking water and does not impose infeasible testing and other requirements on EPA. "I think there's definitely stomach to try to do something. We'll go from here. We'll see where is that ground, I know that they would like to see a strong bipartisan bill," Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee's environment panel, told reporters.