"Unfortunately, IRIS has evolved into a program plagued by inefficiencies and a lack of transparency, resulting in questionable science that can have a significant impact on the marketplace."
"The legislation will ensure that EPA's program offices conduct chemical assessments in a timely manner consistent with the best available science."
"This legislation ensures that chemical assessments conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be transparent, reliable, and useful for program offices to carry out EPA's core mission ..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to speak on behalf of my bill, the Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act."
"How much worse does this problem have to get before both political parties step up to the plate and fix Social Security?"
"Saving for retirement is our job as individuals. Fixing retirement programs is your job as members of Congress, and I respectfully suggest that we all get down to business."
"A system that is in worse shape than Detroit's pension systems is not fundamentally sound."
"We have to start thinking about things from a generational perspective."
"I am not in favor of fixing Social Security by raising or eliminating the so called tax max on payroll taxes."
"Social Security is doing a lot of things not very well."
"You would be more open to revenues perhaps than you would be if you did not have the Medicare problem."