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Boxer: Chemical bill came from industry [View all]
Source: The Hill
Boxer: Chemical bill came from industry
By Lydia Wheeler - 03/17/15 02:53 PM EDT
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said she recieved a copy of the chemical reform bill that Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced last week by email that proves the legislation was created by the chemical industry.
"It was clear from the computer coding that the final draft originated at the American Chemical Council itself,” she said.
Her comments come a day before the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee is expected to discuss the legislation at a hearing.
“Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I do not believe that a regulated industry should be so intimately involved in writing a bill that regulates them.”
Boxer unveiled her competing bill, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) at a press conference with celebrity environmental advocate Erin Brockovich.
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By Lydia Wheeler - 03/17/15 02:53 PM EDT
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said she recieved a copy of the chemical reform bill that Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced last week by email that proves the legislation was created by the chemical industry.
"It was clear from the computer coding that the final draft originated at the American Chemical Council itself,” she said.
Her comments come a day before the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee is expected to discuss the legislation at a hearing.
“Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I do not believe that a regulated industry should be so intimately involved in writing a bill that regulates them.”
Boxer unveiled her competing bill, the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) at a press conference with celebrity environmental advocate Erin Brockovich.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/235970-sen-boxer-slams-competing-udall-vitter-chemical-bill
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