March 15, 2015: NEW ADAO SPECIAL EDITION eNewsletter: NEW Legislation – Your Support is Crucial! 

EPW Legislative Hearing: Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 09:30 AM EDT

EPW CommitteeWASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 9:30 AM in SD 406 entitled, “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.” The purpose of the hearing is to examine legislation S.697, The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.

Witnesses:

Panel I
Mr. Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Panel II
Dr. Richard Denison, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
Dr. Edward McCabe, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, March of Dimes Foundation
Dr. Lynn Goldman, MD, Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
Mr. Ken Cook, President and Co-founder, Environmental Working Group
The Honorable Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General, State of Maryland

**Statements will also be delivered from: The Honorable Tom Udall (Senate Coauthor) Ms. Bonnie Lautenberg

Check back on Wednesday for the link to the live streaming video of the hearing.

Linda Reinstein

 

 

Further information on S. 725 can be found here:  The Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act Summary.
 
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