Joe Lieberman: “the Levin amendment would take an important step forward in eliminating unfair advantages to the private sector that may…”

“the Levin amendment would take an important step forward in eliminating unfair advantages to the private sector that may result from this legislation. I urge adoption of the amendment. Exhibit 1 International Association of Environmental Testing Laboratories, Alexandia, VA, January 19, 1995. Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman, U.S. Senate, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Lieberman: The International Association of Environmental Testing Laboratories (IAETL) is writing to support the Kerry, Levin, Lieberman proposed amendment to Senate Hill No. 1 concerning unfunded mandates. As a trade association representing two-thirds of the environmental testing industry, IAETL supports your proposed amendment concerning the even-handed application of environmental laws to apply to both the public and private sectors. S. 1 as currently written threatens public health and the environment and disadvantages commercial environmental testing laboratories that provides the same services as government laboratories. Environmental laboratories provide critical analysis of soil, air, and water for toxic contaminants. Such analysis is the basis for important public health and environmental decisions. IAETL believes that public health and the environment are threatened by exempting government laboratories from standards designed to ensure the quality and reliability of laboratory data.”