Jul 30, 2013
I think you find yourself in the situation that many small States do, that we would like to see something at the national level and see TSCA fixed and see an aggressive effort to deal with toxic chemicals.
Tom Udall
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Tom Udall is an American politician and attorney who served as the junior United States Senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Udall previously represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and Native American rights. Udall has been an advocate for legislation addressing the challenges faced by the Navajo people, particularly regarding land ownership and economic development.
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Jul 30, 2013
I don't think that Senator Lautenberg and Senator Vitter ever thought that this was going to be a perfect bill.
Jul 30, 2013
Our current law on chemical safety, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, is broken.
Jul 30, 2013
Frank worked with Senator Vitter to develop the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, a bill that would for the first time require testing of tens of thousands of chemicals that are used in everyday products.
Jul 30, 2013
Balancing the Federal and State standards on chemicals and consumer products is a very challenging task.
Jul 30, 2013
I am excited for today's hearing, and we both plan to use what we hear to strengthen the first real shot at updating this broken law.
Jul 23, 2013
I think that this has been very helpful and I think it is going to help the two of us work with the other Senators...
Jul 23, 2013
We really appreciate you coming and we are going to move on to our second panel now.
Jul 23, 2013
I have committed myself to really engaging representatives of the rural communities to figure out how can we better touch and provide resources to rural communities.
Jul 23, 2013
That is why I am proud to be a sponsor of the BUILD Act that the Chairman referred to.
Jul 23, 2013
We will work closely with you on the reauthorization and look forward to many productive years ahead.
Jul 23, 2013
Could you talk a little bit about how that works and do you see any way that we can increase that leveraging?
Jul 23, 2013
The Brownfields Program has been a tremendous success because it seems that most of the brownfields grants have gone to urban areas.
Jul 23, 2013
The EPA has said it supports the Brownfields Program because of its dual land use benefits.
Jul 23, 2013
The Subcommittee will come to order. We welcome you to today's meeting of the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health.
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