Understanding the risks from certain chemicals, Congress attempted, I think it was in 1976, to give the EPA the tools necessary to protect public health from certain toxic chemicals in our country through the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Carper discusses the legislative efforts to empower the EPA regarding toxic chemicals.
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You and our colleagues have heard me invoke in this room more times than I can count the Golden Rule: Treat other people the way I want to be treated.
If I had known--as you know, the breadth of the issues that we cover in this Committee are enormous. It is impossible for any of us to fully master each of them.
I would say there is a lesson here for both of us, and one of those is to make clear I am always ready to take your calls, your meeting, whatever you want and engage.
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