11/30/2010
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"I worked with Senator Pryor and others, and Senator Nelson on the Commerce Committee, to pass what the Wall Street Journal called the most sweeping consumer legislation in 16 years with the Children's..."
"Children are more vulnerable to toxic pollution than adults."
"I joined with Senator Boxer in requesting the GAO report that we will be hearing about today because we wanted to learn more about what EPA is doing to focus efforts on children's environmental health..."
"That's why I wrote the law that ensures that the EPA takes children and other vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women and the elderly, into account when setting drinking water standards, not ju..."