Paul Tonko: “GenX is a group of PFAS chemicals that have been a particular concern for several communities. Last year, the Energy and…”

“GenX is a group of PFAS chemicals that have been a particular concern for several communities. Last year, the Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony from a member of one of those communities, Emily Donovan, of the group Clean Cape Fear. Emily testified about the burden of disease in her community, including her husband's cancer, and the burden of having to educate and protect her community without the protections and resources of our Federal environmental laws. Her group, Clean Cape Fear, had to seek donations to install drinking water treatment for the public schools of her town so that the children could have safe water to drink at school. That is just not right. So I appreciate these North Carolina Members raising the issue of GenX to help Emily and other people impacted by GenX. I thank the gentlemen for their amendment, and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and this bill. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”