REACHING OUT--U.S. Senator Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, gestures as he questions a witness during a Field Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, at the Rhodes Tower, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, May 15, 2000. The hearing concerned S. 2519 which is legislation to provide federal compensation to Department of Energy contract workers afflicted with occupational illnesses resulting from their unknown exposure to hazardous, radioactive materials. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

DOE SPIN--Dr. David Michaels, Asst. Secretary Dept. of Energy, testifies during a Field Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, at the Rhodes Tower, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, May 15, 2000. The hearing concerned S. 2519 which is legislation to provide federal compensation to Department of Energy contract workers afflicted with occupational illnesses resulting from their unknown exposure to hazardous, radioactive materials. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SPEAKING FOR THE UNION--Richard Miller, policy analyst, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers Union, Washington, DC, testifies during a Field Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, at the Rhodes Tower, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, May 15, 2000. The hearing concerned S. 2519 which is legislation to provide federal compensation to Department of Energy contract workers afflicted with occupational illnesses resulting from their unknown exposure to hazardous, radioactive materials. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)