And if it is toxic, which means it would be defined as harmful to a baby, why are we using it in a baby to fix the heart?

I thank my colleague for the explanation. I also would highlight that under this bill, airports are exempt from the Superfund liability. It does pose a question of who cleans up the composed contamination on airports if we are going to…

I wish I could debate longer, but my time has expired. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee). The amendment was…

I thank my colleague. I rose in opposition, just so she understands that I will be speaking in opposition to the amendment. I appreciate the kind words. Mr. Chair, I wish she would have been here when the Rice amendment was on the floor…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

My colleague, Mr. Hudson, has led the committee's efforts to address GenX on behalf of his constituents in North Carolina. He has pressed EPA to complete its human health toxicity assessment on GenX using science. This amendment takes the…

While I will not oppose this amendment, this section, in particular, is objectionable. But putting Agency decisions on their website sounds like a reasonable proposal. I am concerned about the timing of 60 days--that would be something…

I reserve the balance of my time. Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Chair, I am prepared to close. Mr. Chair, I want to thank Chairman Pallone for supporting the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

As we went through the TSCA debate, one thing I learned was exposure over time of the hazard equals the risk. {time} 1915 Sometimes, we conflate a bad chemical as risk unless you can protect it from exposure. That is why I have been…

Just to clarify: one is that we are exempting airports from Superfund liability, but we are not exempting medical devices that are FDA approved in infants' bodies?

No, I understand the physiology. I got that. I am just telling you the problem with this bill. But the question is, the device, labeled as toxic, thrown in a municipal waste field would then become a Superfund site under current law. And…

We support the amendment because we think it is important to have a national risk communication strategy. We get troubled and we get confused in this debate when we are going to declare 7,866 chemicals toxic without doing the basic…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I do not oppose it. The Acting CHAIR (Miss Rice of New York). Without objection, the gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, on my time, I have a question for the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz). I have great respect for the doctor and his medical knowledge--just two questions. One, if the medical…

I also want to highlight what we have done. I think some people have alluded to it, that nothing was done, but a lot was done in the National Defense Authorization Act. A little bit more was done in the end-of-year spending bill. This Safe…

The answer is, under current law, H.R. 535, not amended, the answer is yes. So why would they make it?

I, too, rise in support of this amendment. It is my understanding this amends section 18 to ensure the FAA, State and local building code inspectors, and fire marshals are at the guidance-making table. I understand the officers believe…

And that device that you have is a per- or polyfluorinated compound; is that correct?

I appreciate my friend and colleague from Michigan. He has been very active on this issue for many years now, and I respect his intensity and his efforts. A couple of things, because a lot of the debate was initially just on the overall…

I will use the time that I have available. This amendment provides reimbursement funding for treatment technologies that were purchased up to 5 years ago. The program for which this amendment is offered is supposed to aid communities that…

So let's find the ones that we can agree upon and move into law. We worked diligently, and it was mentioned before--so the debate is also going to come and say, Republicans hate people, we hate health. Nothing is going to be done. We have…

This is the only thing that can get signed into law. We have the Statement of Administration Policy put out last night that said, in this form, he would veto the bill. But more challenging is the fact that numerous colleagues on the other…

This is an important debate. I have been on the Energy and Commerce Committee a long time. I am the ranking member on the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee which has jurisdiction on this. We are in this debate today because…

Long before today's votes were scheduled, my wife Karen and I made arrangements to visit our son Joshua in Tanzania where he's serving in the Peace Corp. At the White House last week I informed President Trump that I would not be present…

I thank Ranking Member Thornberry and Chairman Smith. I say a special thank you to Mr. Thornberry and his staff. They have been great partners in this journey of addressing PFAS in the NDAA. First and foremost, I am pleased that we have…