Joseph T. Burns: “my amendment, to answer the National Academy of Sciences point, the six quantifying objectives, as mentioned, come from…”

“my amendment, to answer the National Academy of Sciences point, the six quantifying objectives, as mentioned, come from the book ``Intentional Human Dosage Studies for the EPA, Respiratory Purposes, Scientific, and Ethical Issues.'' They were taken from that book. The National Academy is found in the amendment. Again, we can characterize it any way we would like. I would just say that we still base our decisions on history. This amendment is paramount. And I understand, nobody likes the idea of human dosing. If we could get around it, if there was any sure way we could get around it, we would. I don't like it either. But nonetheless, as we talk about this, we are holding up testing on the world around us. We cannot afford to lose any time or information. We owe that to the American people, to the consumer. We also owe it to the people who produce food and fiber. How much time is remaining on the other side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California has 52 seconds remaining.”