Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Thus, I wrote a law that was called the Right to Know Law, and the consequence was that there was a substantial reduction in the amount of toxic emissions that were coming from these companies."

"The EPA has determined that PBDE flame retardants...may be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to both humans and the environment."

"Is there anything that we can do to help ameliorate the conditions that these people find themselves in?"

"It is fairly obvious then...that companies realize a that there is a risk to people in our society from exposure to these chemicals."