Frank Lautenberg: “I just say this to the distinguished minority whip, and that is that chlorine is now under question review. Despite its…”

“I just say this to the distinguished minority whip, and that is that chlorine is now under question review. Despite its omnipresence, we know the material is used effectively all over. But we do not know the full health effects. It is, I think, appropriate to review it. I think back to the days when asbestos was used for installation in every conceivable type of product: Wallboard, ceilings, pipes, et cetera. Then one day a terrible discovery was made. That was that asbestos is, in fact, cancer-causing material. There have been lawsuits that confirm that. Lots of people whose health was injured and, as a matter of fact, their lives terminated. So the fact that something has been used extensively does not mean, of course, that it is, therefore, acceptable from a science or health-based review. I conclude, Mr. President, and would yield the floor at this moment.”