Political Quotes

“The House and the Senate passed bills. We didn't actually go through conference committee, but we worked hard on those differences from late December through just a few weeks ago. We faced challenges working out a final agreement with the House. We had two very different bills. Both had broad bipartisan support, but they took very different paths to fix our broken chemical safety program, but we worked through those issues too. Although this was not a formal conference, it was a true bicameral process with a lot of give-and- take. To that end, I want to ensure the record reflects a number of views that I and some of my colleagues have about the final product. We are not filing a traditional conference report, but Senators Boxer, Markey, Merkley, and I have prepared a document to enshrine the views we have on the compromised language. That will be added to the Record for posterity on our final product. I thank all of our Senate and House colleagues who were instrumental in pulling this together. Again, Chairman Inhofe was a driving force, and Senators Vitter, Crapo, Capito, and Senators Merkley, Markey, and Boxer. Throughout this entire process, Ranking Member Boxer and I didn't always agree. We are of the same party, but we also have different opinions about the most important aspects of this legislation. I want to say I sincerely appreciate her work and advocacy, especially on State preemption. She is a force. All of my colleagues know that.…”