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“absolutely we are ready to go, and I want to join my friend and colleague Senator Udall. I want to join the chairman of the committee, Senator Jim Inhofe, and urge all of us to come together, as we have been doing over these many months, and actually pass a good solid bipartisan TSCA reform effort. It was over 2 years ago that I sat down with the late Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey in an attempt to find compromise and work together on updating the drastically outdated Toxic Substances Control Act, what we are talking about and sometimes known as TSCA. Updating this law was a long-time goal and passion of Frank's, as has been noted, and I am saddened he is not here today to see it finally moving forward because he worked so hard for that. After Frank's passing, Senator Tom Udall stepped in to help preserve Frank's legacy and continued working with me to move bipartisan TSCA reform forward. But in the time since, Senator Udall and I have worked tirelessly to ensure the bill substantively addresses the concerns of our fellow Republican and Democratic colleagues as well as concerns and ideas from industry and the environmental and public health communities. If you need any evidence of this being accomplished, look no further than the 60 bipartisan cosponsors of this bill--60 bipartisan cosponsors--as well as endorsements from groups ranging from the U.S.…”