Chinese Drywall

By Aaron Kessler

WASHINGTON – A request for $2 million in emergency funding for Chinese drywall failed to move forward in the U.S. Senate late Thursday after procedural wrangling blocked its advance.

The money had been requested by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., to expedite testing by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and other federal agencies of tainted Chinese drywall suspected of causing corrosion and possible health problems.

Senate budget writers signed off on including the $2 million request in a consolidated bundle of amendments offered late Thursday to the supplemental budget bill.

The budget bill, which had been debated all week, was set for a vote before the Senate adjourned for its Memorial Day recess.

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