Will the funding and personnel included in the fiscal year 2023 budget take care of the entire program, or is this a down payment that is going to take several years to pay off?

We fully support getting the agency the resources that you need to properly implement this important piece of legislation to protect our communities against the risk from toxic chemicals.

Is there anything that the chemical companies can do when they submit their applications that might help the process move more quickly?

Let's talk a little bit about good science, and perhaps a good example is your decision to consider risks of a chemical broadly rather than consider the so called conditions of use.

One of the things that gives me joy is working with my colleagues across the aisle to take on challenging issues and getting input from all directions and all different quarters and being able to enact meaningful legislation, thoughtful…

My hope is that this hearing will offer us a much needed and timely opportunity to explore one of the more daunting challenges that we face.

I hear that all over the country, all over the country.

Thank you. One last quick question dealing with rebuilding resilient communities.

It should come as no surprise that the miracle of modern chemistry comes with potential risks and rewards.

It was a great bipartisan triumph at the time.

When I talk to people, a lot of times, at some point in our conversation, when they are talking about what they do for a living and their careers and all, and I will ask them, what gives you joy in your work. That is what I ask them, what…

I would just urge you to find ways to communicate that clearly, maybe.

We appreciate your candor with respect to the budget situation facing the TSCA Program.

I am just, as we sit here today, 6 years later, to see how that dream, the hope that we had, is not being realized. It is deeply troubling to me.

Will the funding and the personnel that are included in the fiscal year 2023 budget take care of the entire challenge of the problems you face in doing your job, or is this a down payment that will take several years?

I think there is a great opportunity for folks who work with you, for you to help people, not just to help make sure that we are looking out for folks and their families on the safety side, but also to make sure that we are providing…

As climate change continues to impact the weather patterns, we are going to continue to see more extreme weather events, whether we like it or not.

If Congress provided the full $64 million boost requested in fiscal year 2023 for our chemical programs, would that enable you and your team to meet this target?

In many cases, maybe too many cases, the Federal Government looks at disasters and looks at storms in ways that discount the impacts experienced by States like my own, Delaware.

What can we do, what are the needs, the expertise, what are you looking for, and how are you trying to find it?

We turn, as we often do, to our government to serve as our watchdog and our protector of our people.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for a pro forma session only with no business being conducted on the following date and time: Friday, June 17, at 8:30 a.m. I further ask…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 2280, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report…