David McKinley: “These men and women have trusted Congress to protect their livelihood over the years. We should not betray their trust.”

Unfortunately, instead of promoting innovation and supporting the chemical industry, as the Act intended, it seems like EPA is stifling innovation and creating barriers to commerce for new and existing materials.

But now it is five years later, and this committee, I think, apparently now, we are looking to see how it has been implemented.

Come on, man. We can do better than this. Our communities in States like West Virginia and New Hampshire and Delaware are expecting something far better than that kind of response.

Now, Assistant Administrator, Section 902--just in your opinion, I know that you haven't crafted the bill, but it is out there before us--Section 902 of the Clean Future Act restricts the building or expansion of American plastic…