That is an important question Senator Inhofe and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify. The Lautenberg bill tries to address the concern about forcing paralysis by analysis in several ways. First, the bill establishes that `unreasonable…

Thank you Senator Inhofe, the sound science provisions were a critical part of TSCA reform in my opinion and I hope this bill serves as a model for how to responsibly reform other laws administered by EPA and other Federal Agencies that…

When TSCA was first enacted in 1976, the Act created a higher level of judicial review for certain rulemakings that would restrict chemicals in commerce. Congress took this approach because it wanted to ensure that rulemakings that would…

I think this is really important, and especially with an emphasis now on strengthening the Medicare program, which is a vital program.

This legislation provides an accelerated route to FDA approval and subsequent limited coverage under Medicare.

That is a very important question and the clear intent of Congress is the answer is yes. This is because, to be legally sufficient according to EPA's own technical assistance, EPA's Section 6(a) rule must ensure that the chemical substance…

Thank you Senator Inhofe. There are many important provisions of this law and I think clarifying what Congress intended is very important to ensure the legislative intent is understood and followed. To specifically address your first…

Mr. President, I rise also to laud a really significant achievement that we are going to finalize tonight with the final passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. This much needed bill will provide…

Protecting innovation and not materially altering the new chemicals process was a critical part of the final compromise. Every effort was made to ensure EPA has the right tools to review new chemical substances but the amendments to this…

It was the Congressional intent of the legation to balance the need to ensure public access to health and safety studies with the need to protect from public disclosure valuable confidential business information (CBI) and trade secrets…

Madam President, we rise together with so many other Members of the Senate on a bipartisan basis to strongly support the chemical safety bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with enormous bipartisan support and is ready to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that since Senator Inhofe and I will speak on the same important topic, we speak back to back for up to 15 minutes total. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, let me say that I regret an objection to this very reasonable path forward. No one objects to all Members of the Senate reading the bill. I encourage all Members of the Senate to read the bill. There has been and is…

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Kaptur for their work on this bill. Mr. Chairman, my amendment would prohibit the shipment of dangerous, highly radioactive liquid nuclear waste, which the Department of…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Mr. Speaker, today Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute was awarded $33 million in new research grants from the National Institutes of Health. This funding will support research to develop new therapies for prostate cancer, for head and…

I, my colleagues on this committee, and Ms. McSally are growing increasingly frustrated that TSA needs constant prodding to effect positive changes at the agency.

When I came to Congress I made a commitment to my constituents to tackle problems head on and just get things done.