Paul Tonko actually said...

I am extremely concerned by reports that the release of a study which detailed cancer risks from formaldehyde is being delayed.

Weakening the IRIS program will likely delay other critical toxicity assessments.

Those investigations led to settlement agreements between all 50 states and the tobacco industry for hundreds of billions of dollars.

This is not the first time the Science Committee has abused its oversight authority to defend oil-and-gas interests.