John Bel Edwards: “This bill requires what is called hazard reduction. It says to chemical plants: If you can use a safer chemical, you…”

“This bill requires what is called hazard reduction. It says to chemical plants: If you can use a safer chemical, you have to use a safer chemical. This should not be a controversial idea. We all try to practice hazard reduction every single day. We put our kids in car seats when we are driving, and we cover up electric outlets. We wear seatbelts. That is what we are talking about. We are talking about individual lives. Here we are talking about thousands and thousands of lives. We have to reduce these hazards. Terrorists want to attack targets where they can hurt as many people as possible. If we can make chemical plants less dangerous, the terrorists are less likely to attack them. This works in the real world.”