Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"the mere presence of a chemical in the body does not necessarily mean that it is harmful."

"Nothing is more painful than to see children with a disease that debilitates them and not be able to do things that healthy children should be able to do."

"But what kind of protection do we owe those beautiful little babies?"

"Let me ask you this. So, are there new techniques for testing toxicity being developed so that scientists can move faster and with more accurate results without relying on animal testing?"