David Vitter actually said...

Like Senator Lautenberg's home State, mine, Louisiana, owes a significant number and portion of very good-paying jobs to this industry.

Vitter emphasizes the economic importance of the chemical industry to Louisiana.

02/02/2011

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And the Vitter-Udall bill gives EPA more resources through user fees, correct?

EPA needs clear authority to take risk management actions when chemicals do not meet the safety standards.

The principle also reflects a desire that there be timely decisions.

So if a State has a regulation on a chemical that EPA takes up, that regulation doesn't go away unless and until EPA essentially blesses the...