Discussion · Senate
Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat
“I want this measure to pass because the EPA keeps missing its deadlines. If it fails today, we should come back soon to tell the EPA to stop delaying and do its job on PFAS chemicals.”
“Well, I am sorry that we can’t agree on this particular provision because we are working together on so many things so well. But I will have to confess I have real doubts about whether EPA is really trying to put this together, as deadline after deadline slips and slips and slips. So perhaps we will see what happens. But if, for some reason, this CRA should fail, perhaps we can come back again after EPA slips the deadline again and perhaps has baked in some goodies for the PFAS industry along the way. And if we can’t do it today, then soon send a bipartisan message to the EPA to knock it off and get about their business with PFAS.”
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Well, I am sorry that we can’t agree on this particular provision because we are working together on so many things so well. But I will have to confess I have real doubts about whether EPA is really trying to put this together, as deadline after deadline slips and slips and slips. So perhaps we will see what happens. But if, for some reason, this CRA should fail, perhaps we can come back again after EPA slips the deadline again and perhaps has baked in some goodies for the PFAS industry along the way. And if we can’t do it today, then soon send a bipartisan message to the EPA to knock it off and get about their business with PFAS.