Frank Pallone

Drunk driving is preventable. But the statistics haven't really changed since the mid-1990s.

More than 10,000 people die every year from drunk-driving crashes. It is the leading cause of traffic crash deaths in the country.

We can no longer rely only on education campaigns or punishment after the fact.

For more than 50 years, communities and millions of individuals across the country have depended on the NFIP to help them recover from their darkest hours.

So what we ask of you, of the committee--we have a lot more detail in the written testimony--but one, for farm workers EPA is the only enforcement mechanism so you have oversight there and we ask that this new law that you passed on a…

There is a wealth of evidence demonstrating the detrimental effects of chlorpyrifos exposure to developing fetuses, infants, children, and pregnant women.

The science of its toxicity is unambiguous.

Clearly our track record of protecting workers is appalling.

The Trump EPA has repeatedly undermined national efforts to address climate change, leaving our workers and communities vulnerable.

I hope we can continue to conduct oversight to ensure that EPA is protecting workers as was envisioned--and required--by the bipartisan TSCA reform effort.

Make no mistake, we are seeing a clear pattern: The systematic failure of our Environmental Protection Agency to protect workers under TSCA and other EPA programs, against the spirit and letter of the Lautenberg Act and the fundamental…

Strong EPA action will not bring them back, but it can save others.

Make no mistake, we are seeing a clear pattern--the systematic failure of our Environmental Protection Agency to protect workers under TSCA and other EPA programs against the spirit and letter of the Lautenberg Act.

This dangerous approach is not limited to the TSCA office.

EPA has deliberately excluded exposure from legacy asbestos and its disposal from the scope of its risk evaluation, leaving workers at risk of dangerous exposure.

Asbestos is killing thousands of Americans each year and, yet, somehow U.S. imports of the substance continue to rise.

I have many criticisms of this administration's failure to properly implement the law, but its failure to protect these groups is near the top of my list.

Unfortunately, congressional intent has been obfuscated by delay tactics by branded manufacturers that have thwarted generic attempts.

These bills would help generics overcome the barrier of patent listing.

The American people have justifiably been demanding Congressional action to make prescription drugs more affordable, and who can blame them.

My predecessors--Congressman Dingell, Congressman Waxman--very much believed that generics will lower prices.

These are all commonsense solutions that will remove unnecessary barriers to competition.

I do want to thank the witnesses that are here for agreeing to testify before us this morning.

I think it is clear now that EPA is not moving towards that ban and the Congress will have to act directly to ban asbestos.

EPA should begin its risk assessment and management in the workplace because the risks physically begin there.