Jeff Merkley actually said...

The shocking part for me is that the Environmental Protection Agency has been unable to protect our families from exposure because the Toxic Substance Control Act does not provide EPA with the necessary tools to collect data on chemical risk and effectively regulate the most toxic chemicals.

11/16/2011

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