Henry Waxman actually said...

"Every year, toxins released from algal blooms prompt seasonal closures of shellfisheries around the Pacific, Gulf, and Atlantic coasts in the United States."

"Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, opening statement."

"Cyanotoxins can cause a long list of health impacts: liver damage, skin and eye irritation, gastrointestinal illness, neurological effects, cancer, paralysis and death."

"I appreciate that our subcommittee is going to get a better understanding of this issue, particularly from both Federal and state regulators, who worked so hard to get this issue under control late th..."