WASHINGTON–Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has managed a parliamentary maneuver so he can make another try at passing legislation to create a trust fund for workers injured by asbestos.
Last week the senator in an unexpected move managed to insert an arcane provision into the Senate version of the annual budget resolution that bars opponents of the asbestos measure from seeking a budget point of order on the bill.
The budget point of order was a parliamentary hurdle which allowed opponents of the measure to stop further action on the bill last year. The measure is opposed by the insurance industry.
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