I applaud Senator Lautenberg's efforts in drafting a more reasoned alternative to the House bill.
I am purposely focusing on, as I often say, the data, the data, the data.
It could be as toxic as all get-out, and it still goes on the list as long as it meets the 45 percent effectiveness threshold.
I am not suggesting that we have perfect knowledge, I am not suggesting that we don't need more information and more monitoring.
But would you expect to yet? I mean, is this even the feeding season for some of the species?
Well, these two witnesses have been very helpful and very informative.
What are you doing to test for that, just so I understand?
To go back to what we do know about the dispersant that Chairman Boxer referred to, which has these characteristics of hazard to humans of l...
But what a lay person would consider to be an approval, that this particular chemical is safe for use in these circumstances, never anywhere...
I think another good closing word is a phrase that Ms. Savitz used, that we are continually asking our oceans to take one for the team.
I think the notion that these are uncharted waters, we need to make sure that we apply adequate science to it.