Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I must say that there is a subtle implication here that this is some part of either Government or otherwise."

"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."

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