Jeff Merkley actually said...

"The nomination of Mr. Dourson to be in charge of chemical safety at the EPA is a threat to our nation's children, farm workers, communities at the front lines of exposure to chlorpyrifos."

"Thank you. So, my understanding of your organization is that you ultimately recommended a safe level of 10 micrograms per kilogram per day."

"I would like to submit for the record the following peer reviewed study showing that chlorpyrifos has been linked to brain damage in children."

"Why should the American people put into an office of significant influence someone who refuses to look at the facts directly that are so important to the health of this planet?"