Political Quotes

I rise with concerns about the troubling pattern of legislating national chemical policy based upon emotions rather than scientific fact, including in this NDAA. I am referring specifically to certain anti-science, anti-practicality, and…

Today, I rise to thank those young men and women who have served the people of Illinois and the country as staff assistants, legislative correspondents, and legislative assistants. I include in the Record a list of their names. Blanford…

Since last Friday, I have been working in good faith to find a path forward on a bill to ban asbestos. Democrats ended that effort yesterday evening. The bill passed the Energy and Commerce Committee with bipartisan support last November…

I oppose the Delgado amendment. Beware of a wolf in sheep's clothing. This is not a technical fix or a clarification of last year's NDAA. There were no colloquies, report language, or public statements rejecting TRI exemptions for PFAS in…