Political Quotes

“That is a very important question and the clear intent of Congress is the answer is yes. This is because, to be legally sufficient according to EPA's own technical assistance, EPA's Section 6(a) rule must ensure that the chemical substance or mixture no longer presents an unreasonable risk. A Section 6(i) order, determining that a chemical substance does not present an unreasonable risk under conditions of use, is similarly final Agency action applicable to all those conditions of use that were identified in the scope of EPA's risk evaluation on the chemical substance. To be clear, every condition of use identified by the Administrator in the scope of the risk evaluation must, and will be either found to present or not present an unreasonable risk. Mr. Inhofe, this brings me to a question on the testing EPA has the authority require manufacturers to conduct under this compromise. One of the major flaws in TSCA is the so-called `catch 22' under which EPA cannot require testing of chemicals without first making a finding that the chemical may present an unreasonable risk. In TSCA's history, EPA has been able to make that finding only for about 200 chemicals. Does the compromise remedy that provision of TSCA?”