Jim Inhofe: “Thank you, Chairman Boxer, for holding this hearing. One of the Senate's more important responsibilities is to offer…”

Nothing is being done. I came to this meeting because it is apparently the White House that is stopping this or delaying this.

I really believe that we have an opportunity to yield to the pressures that are out there on overregulation.

It is imperative that any TSCA modernization efforts be bipartisan, based on sound science, protective of public health, and continue to allow American industry to lead the world through responsible innovation.

Senators Vitter, Crapo, Alexander, and I sent a letter to Senator Lautenberg yesterday expressing our disappointment that Republicans' sincere effort to work on a bipartisan TSCA reform had been rebuffed.