Post by Logan on Jun 9, 2016 3:47:51 GMT -6
West Virginia’s two U.S. senators are joining in the bipartisan praise for a major rewrite of the nation’s chemical safety law that some critics are saying still doesn’t go nearly far enough to fix a decades-old system that all sides agree is broken.
The Senate approved the long-awaited bill — the first significant changes in the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, in 40 years — on a voice vote Tuesday, sending it to President Obama for his expected signature.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued a statement calling the bill “much-needed legislation to modernize our severely outdated chemical regulatory system.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said the legislation “will protect our families and provide regulatory certainty to our businesses and manufacturers.”
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20160608/manchin-capito-back-chemical-bill-rewrite
The Senate approved the long-awaited bill — the first significant changes in the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, in 40 years — on a voice vote Tuesday, sending it to President Obama for his expected signature.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued a statement calling the bill “much-needed legislation to modernize our severely outdated chemical regulatory system.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said the legislation “will protect our families and provide regulatory certainty to our businesses and manufacturers.”
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20160608/manchin-capito-back-chemical-bill-rewrite