Roger Wicker: “Mr. Speaker, there is a provision in this bill not to stop a rule on flammability, but to let scientists decide what the…”

“Mr. Speaker, there is a provision in this bill not to stop a rule on flammability, but to let scientists decide what the exact effect is, not only on consumers, but also on the people who work around these flame retardants. There can be very harmful effects to the workers and also to the consumers, and we need to let the scientists look at this. This provision provides for outside peer review. I never authorized my staff to say that the fire marshals supported this provision. What is true is that I have worked as member of the Committee on Appropriations with members of the Committee on Commerce, and they are now satisfied. So if someone said the fire marshals have signed off on it, that is inaccurate. What is true is that the Committee on Commerce does now support the provision.”