Architect of capitol pulls workers from tunnels.(EHS News)

Congressional pressure and rising health concerns prompted the Architect of the Capitol (AoC) to remove 10 Capitol Hill tunnel workers--who claim they have been exposed to high levels of asbestos for years--from the tunnels and to reassign them to other work stations.

The workers were transferred after U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., received information from occupational and environmental health physician Dr. Michael Harbut that the workers had signs of pulmonary and respiratory diseases. On April 9, Acting Architect Stephen Ayers announced that the workers would no l