The discussion draft permits a manufacturer to request EPA to conduct a risk evaluation of a chemical substance.

Let's continue the bipartisan momentum and get this legislation through the committee and the full House. This is the year for meaningful reform.

Members have been working together directly, challenging each other to find common ground, and discovering that we share many policy objectives.

It's gratifying to work directly with Members on both sides of the aisle who bring so much dedication to the task.

the intent of the legislation is to be, as was stated in some of the opening statements, a more slimmed-down, more efficient, more simplistic process of getting from A to B to C to judgment ruling

Great. I think that is all I have, so with that--and Mr. Igrejas, we look forward to continuing to work with you because obviously we are moving forward.

I believe that is an important step here in this House.

the existing standard of unreasonable risk has been interpreted by courts to be a risk-benefit balancing

our intent is just to get the job done

Today marks an important milestone in our effort to modernize TSCA.

I think part of our internal debate is really?

wasn't there basically intent that the revenue be provided to be helpful to the low-income population?

it is always good that we look at a program that was established a long time ago, especially when there is some interest in rural America.

Yes. My time is expired, but I guess that is the point of a hearing to identify if you want to do a legislative fix to make sure there is greater transparency and give you the authority to do that.

sometimes large entities are very important in the security of this country.

We are keeping the bill as a discussion draft because this is an open process.

With this discussion draft I am confident that we have the right policy in place that will get us across the finish line.

A legislative solution is still needed to best regulate coal ash.

I would like to express my appreciation to Mr. McKinley for his longstanding leadership on this issue

This bill is good for states like Michigan that rely on coal for electricity. This bill is good for jobs.

So before we have--so that is the problem that a lot of us have.

Saying that that is international, but it is really national.

I think the political concern is what Mr. Sieminski and I talked about on California prices.

Our goal, as their ally and as a world leader and as a believer in free markets, should be not only to make sure that we have enough oil here in the United States, but, also, that we are leading from the front on making sure that powers…

It would put our entire U.S. fleet in jeopardy where our fleet of roughly 80-plus international U.S.-flagged vessels will rapidly go to zero.