"When you talk about the number of deaths, Chief, that occur every day in the country as a result of fires, we've got to wake up to the alarm."
"Parents in this country expect their child to be safe when sleeping on a baby mattress, feeding from a bottle, playing on the furniture."
"This reinforces why there is broad agreement that TSCA must be reformed to protect American families from dangerous chemicals."
"Yes, thank you."
"They've been accused of bankrolling so-called experts to invent stories that spout the company line, all in the service of protecting their profits."
"The Chicago Tribune exposed how the chemical industry has used dirty tricks and junk science to drive a public misinformation campaign."
"The Government Accountability Office has placed that law, TSCA, on its list of high-risk areas of the law."
"Giving EPA the authority to get health and safety data for existing chemicals is critically important for our ability to demonstrate the chemicals are safe."
"Today, thank goodness, we're examining a prime example of why our system for regulating chemicals needs to be updated."
"In many countries around the world, chemicals are required to be tested, but not in the United States."
"EPA would like to do more to protect the public from the risks of flame retardants, but it is limited, again, by its current authority."