ASBESTOS IS STILL LEGAL AND WIDELY USED

Second, asbestos is everywhere. It's put into consumer and industrial products on purpose every day.

My staff bought these brake pads in an automotive repair store in my home state. They contain asbestos. Brake pads like these are on tens of thousands of cars. Anytime one of those cars goes in for maintenance, a mechanic could be unknowingly exposed to deadly asbestos. Fortunately, there are alternatives.

These brake pads are made without asbestos, and they work just as well. We shouldn't keep selling asbestos products and putting workers and countless consumers at risk.

There are thousands of other products that contain asbestos, including floor tiles, roofing material, cement pipes, and even hair dryers. And deadly asbestos is still putting construction and maintenance workers at risk. Joining us at this hearing today are Capitol workers who have been exposed to asbestos in the tunnels below this hearing room.