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“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for the opportunity to support this amendment to this deeply-flawed bill. Madam Chair, I rise this evening in support of the Balderson amendment. H.R. 535 will have broad and significant impact on medical innovation and negatively impact patient outcomes. PFAS materials have a variety of uses in healthcare, ranging from cardiac stents to the coating on contact lenses. Using innovative PFAS materials, surgeries such as those that were previously used to repair a child's congenital heart defect now no longer require risky, open heart surgery procedures and can simply be done as an outpatient with significantly less risks. {time} 2000 The EPA is already working on its own comprehensive PFAS Action Plan, and we must listen to science rather than regulating new devices and treatments out of existence. Here is the bottom line: We cannot ignore the benefits that some PFAS chemicals have given to humankind. Madam Chair, I strongly urge the adoption of the Balderson amendment.”