"I really look forward to making this chemical safety bill better and better. But if we can't support these perfecting amendments today, I intend to vote no on final passage."
"For every life lost from an asbestos-caused disease, a shattered family is left behind."
"You know when our States act, we all benefit."
"This amendment is identical to legislation I previously introduced with Senator Crapo, who is also a co-sponsor of this amendment, to help communities determine whether there is a connection between c..."
"We are using existing resources. Now, the last, my memory tells me, and my staff says my memory is correct, we voted this bill out of this committee without a problem."
"Why don't we help local communities deal with cancer clusters? And so this is an opportunity to add that to this bill. And I hope we will say yes to that."
"When all the dust settles and everyone has a chance to read this bill, without this amendment, there are no deadlines to act on a chemical that is dangerous."
"Asbestos, a lethal substance, is still legal in the U.S., even though it has been banned in most developed nations."
"And if you vote no on this, I would say you need to answer to your constituents who say, Senator, why wouldn't you want to know what chemical is stored near my drinking water supply?"
"I am hopeful that you will accept this by voice vote."
"If you said to somebody in the street, again, there is a dangerous chemical, when do you think it ought to be taken out of your products? You know what they would say? Yesterday."