Stop the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical safety for the 21st Century Act (crossposted from The Daily Kos)

This article is not too one sided, in that it includes some critical commentary.

Sens. David Vitter and Tom Udall reach bipartisan agreement on new chemical safety bill | NOLA.com

It does quote Andy Ingrejas:

But Andy Igrejas, director of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, said the bill is still lacking needed safeguards.

"In its current form it would not make a big dent in the problem of toxic chemical exposure and would even do some harm by restraining state governments," Igrejas said. "While Senators Vitter and Udall have made some positive changes, the bill is not up to the important task of protecting public health."

(info on Ingrejas orgainzation is here: Who we are | Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families)

and Barara Boxer:

"Legal experts who have examined the Udall-Vitter-Inhofe toxics bill at my request tell me this bill is worse than current law," Boxer said. "This means there will be fewer protections from the most dangerous chemicals for communities and families. In addition, the bill in its current form devastates the role of states in protecting their people, and the sponsors declined to ensure asbestos and children's cancer clusters are addressed. I will continue to work to improve this bill."

A letter from Safer Chemicals to the Senate that is well worth reading is here: Microsoft Word - Vitter-Udall Letter 3.8.15-final.docx - Vitter-Udall Letter 3.8.15-final.pdf

So, what to do? Well, Earthjustice has a customizeable pro-forma letter that they will send to your senator here: Stop a dangerous chemical law - Earthjustice

ORIGINAL: Stop the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical safety for the 21st Century Act

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gulfgal98's picture

Name an odious bill after a now dead liberal Senator in hopes that no one really reads it before voting on it. I wonder what Lautenberg's family thinks about that?

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Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?

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enhydra lutris's picture

His wife seemed to buy into it or is at least promoting it per a quote in the nola.com article.

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

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the John Lewis Voter Freedom and Convenience Act..

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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon

grab your wallet and run like hell.

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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon