Political Quotes

“I appreciate the opportunity to respond to my esteemed colleague from the State of Illinois. Of course the answer to the question is that in fact it is a regulated substance, and it is primarily regulated at the State and local level. In the State of Illinois, for example, petcoke would be regulated by the State of Illinois. What I understand the Senator from Illinois to be saying is that he is dissatisfied with the way the State of Illinois has chosen to regulate petcoke. But in fact the EPA has found that petcoke has a low hazard potential. According to the Congressional Research Service, most toxicity analysis of petcoke, as referenced by EPA, finds it has low health hazard potential in humans, has no observed carcinogenic, reproductive or developmental effects. In fact, it is a byproduct of not just oil from the oil sands but also some of the oils from California, Venezuela, and other places. So it is a byproduct that in fact is recycled. It is used in products such as aluminum, steel, paint. It is used to produce electricity. Here is a case of a product that actually can be and is in fact recycled.…”