On the recordJanuary 9, 2020
I would like to commend the sponsor of this bill, my friend from Michigan, Congresswoman Dingell. She is a true champion of clean air and water. Families across my district are rightfully concerned about a chemical legacy that they and their children will bear unless we pass this bill. Sampling of wells is ongoing in the community of Devens, as well as its neighbor, the town of Ayer. PFAS contamination was likely due, at least in part, to the firefighting foam used at the Fort Devens Army base over the past century. The town of Hudson has had to contend with its own PFAS issues, such as in its Cranberry Bog well. The EPA has failed in its duty of care to the American people, so I urge my colleagues to protect public health and to pass H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act. Clean drinking water is something to which everyone in this Nation is entitled.
