Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank Senator Lautenberg for his leadership and dedication to protecting our families. And I know why he is concerned. I know, because I think about these issues every single day. I washed my son's hair last night in his bath. I want to make sure the chemicals in that baby shampoo are safe. I put sunblock on him this morning. I want to know that I know what the level of that protection of that sunblock actually is. When my other son was sick last week, he had three different medications. I need to know what those medications will do for him, if they will have side effects, what the impact is. This is exactly the question every parent asks every single day in their normal daily lives: Are the products, are the chemicals, are the things surrounding my family safe? Will they cause harm? Will they cause disease? These are real questions that we have to have answered. So I thank Senator Lautenberg for his leadership on the Safe Chemicals Act. Yesterday hundreds of mothers gathered here in the Capitol, right in front of the Capitol building, with their kids and with advocates from all across the United States to tell Congress one simple thing: It is time to stop playing politics with the health of our families. They remind us that the effectiveness of our Nation's chemical regulations is an issue that matters to all of us, every single American and every single parent who has children.…”