Political Quotes

“The nurses concur with Senators Boxer and Whitehouse that what is known today about the health hazards associated with the expansion of tar sands is just a sampling. They believe the consequences of Keystone XL have been substantially ignored in the State Department's final EIS, and it needs to be addressed. The American Public Health Association wrote a letter, and I ask unanimous consent to have that letter printed in the Record as well. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: American Public Health Association, National Association of County & City Health Officials, April 11, 2014. Hon. John Kerry, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC. Dear Secretary Kerry: We write in support of the request of Senators Barbara Boxer and Sheldon Whitehouse that the U.S. Department of State conduct a comprehensive study of the health impacts of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, including a review of the available peer-reviewed research on the health impacts from the processing of tar sands. Our organizations support the concept of ``health in all policies'' and the consideration of potential health impacts in all decisionmaking. There is an increasing recognition that the environments in which people live, work, learn and play have a tremendous impact on their health.…”