As you know, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was tasked under law to evaluate the site and after litigation they were finally allowed to release the report, which said if used as designed Yucca Mountain would be safe for a million years.

President Bush got more votes in Nevada in 2004 than in 2000 after he approved the site selection.

The point being is that this appropriation debate is just to debate the science, which, you know, this whole thing and you stand firm on, you know, let us look at the science.

So it is safe to say that energy development and the livelihood of people who you represent are greatly benefited by that?

Yes, and I was--I was just--I am glad you added photos to your testimony.

There's no question, ever since your time on the committee, that you have been a vocal and passionate advocate for Federal policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

I think it is important that workers are protected in their workplace.

This hearing feels more like an airing of grievances along the lines of a civil court proceeding.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that you are having this hearing on chemical management and I want to congratulate you on calling this hearing.

We get it. We can all envision this. It could even crumble, airborne.

This is just not an easy space and so we appreciate you all being in it.

there should be no differentiation between how we treat our workers and how we protect them, in my view.

Then you've got the rules. Then you've got to start going through the process, and now it is time to do a look and see the good and the bad and the ugly that still pervades through the system and to make corrective action.

Let me ask you this. Would you have concerns if EPA began writing its own specific worker protection, standards, and to significant new use rules for chemicals under the--under TSCA?

I am a bit perplexed by this hearing.

From my perspective, this hearing feels more like an airing of grievances along the lines of a civil court proceeding rather than a fact-finding mission.

I hope that you will convene a future hearing to give this committee time to more thoroughly inspect what is happening to new chemicals under TSCA.

I appreciate that we are having a hearing on chemical management and I want to congratulate you for calling this hearing.

Would it be fair to say that to get a full picture of what is necessary to understand worker chemical safety you must understand the role of OSHA and its relationship with the EPA?

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