Ranking Member Hank Johnson delivers opening remarks

Judiciary: House Committee · January 14, 2026

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Unidentified Speaker opened the hearing and framed the issue: ‘‘Workers across the country are getting sick and dying of an entirely preventable disease,’’ identifying silicosis as the condition prompting the discussion.

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A member of the House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on a bill related to artificial stone and silicosis, criticizing the measure as an attempt to grant immunity to manufacturers and describing the human toll on workers including Mitchell Boulware and his son.

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