I will amend my unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

That is right. I would also say that I will forgo my remarks in order to give them more time until after the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?

Yes, that is already a unanimous consent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.

Senator Vitter and I rise today to discuss a few provisions in the bill with the desire of clarifying what the Congressional intent was behind specific provisions of the legislation. Senator Vitter, I would like to start with a question to…

I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Massachusetts very much. Mr. President, I yield back our time and ask for the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to concur. The motion was agreed to. The…

I appreciate your clarification on the intent of an important aspect of preemption under this act and also wanted to follow up with a question on judicial review. Specifically, what changes to TSCA's judicial review provisions have been…

Thank you for clarifying the Congressional intent of the important science provisions in this bill. I wanted to ask you one final question that is another key element to reforming this outdated law. It should be clear to all that H.R. 2576…

Thank you, Senator Vitter. These provision are very important to many major domestic producers including manufacturers of products like glass, steel, cement, along with domestic energy producers across the country. The chemical…

Let me just quickly say--because I do want to make sure we get on the record on this, Senators Vitter and Udall, certainly the Senator from New Mexico. The way we have worked together is remarkable. The Senator has brought in Bonnie to do…

I save one of the best for last, and that is Alex Herrgott. I neglected to mention him.

As we all recognize, the preemption section of this bill was the most contentious issue of the negotiations as well as the most important linchpin in the final deal. The compromise includes several notable provisions. First, it is clear…

The Senate Report language states that section 9 of TSCA provides EPA with discretionary authority to address unreasonable risks of chemical substances and mixtures under other environmental laws. ``For example, if the Administrator finds…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up amendment No. 4204. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

Mr. President, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

That is all the time remaining; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

I will not use 7\1/2\ minutes, but I will be using that after the vote. I do want to include one more person who has not been thanked, and that is Senator McCain. Right now we are in the middle of the must-pass bill every year, the Defense…

It is clear that the compromise directs EPA to systematically evaluate more chemicals than ever before. To help the Agency meet that objective, the compromise does two things. First, EPA can issue a test rule or order if it finds that a…

I think the idea is good.