Dan Kildee: “I thank the chairman of the committee for working with me on addressing this PFAS contamination issue. Today, the House…”

“I thank the chairman of the committee for working with me on addressing this PFAS contamination issue. Today, the House is taking historic action to address PFAS contamination that is hurting communities, including communities like the city of Oscoda in my district in Michigan. At the beginning of the year, I launched the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force to bring together Members of Congress who are dealing with contamination in their districts. We wanted to work together on meaningful legislation to address PFAS and to protect public health. I am very pleased to stand here today, 6 months later, in support of these amendments. The package of amendments included in this en bloc will help address PFAS contamination and ensure people have access to safe drinking water. Included in the package are three of my amendments. The first would direct the U.S. Geological Survey to look for PFAS contamination around the country so we know where people are potentially exposed. My second amendment would require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a review of the military's response to PFAS contamination and its efforts to clean it up. Another amendment that I was proud to work on with my friend, Congresswoman Dean from Pennsylvania, is to end the use of PFAS by the military by 2025. This will protect servicemembers from being exposed to these dangerous chemicals.…”