“Sen. Lautenberg served in the U.S. Senate with integrity, passion and commitment in all things, but none more so than his call to strengthen national policies to protect public health and advance chemical safety. The CSPA has been fortunate to have worked closely with him over the past five years on TSCA reform. We are saddened by his passing but know that his legacy is strong and will continue to provide leadership for others who follow.” —CSPA CSPA has identified key priorities under TSCA that include the following: • Enhancing public confidence in chemical safety • Providing greater transparency for consumers, as well as the regulated community, while also protecting vital protection for trade secrets and confidential business information • Establishing a more robust, risk-based federal chemical management framework rather than a patchwork of stateby state—or chemical-by-chemical—regulations. DuPont also applauded the Chemical Safety Improvement Act. “DuPont strongly supports TSCA modernization, and we believe that successful reform requires this sort of bipartisan approach,” said VP & Chief Sustainability Officer Linda Fisher. “In putting forth a broadly bipartisan bill, Senators Lautenberg and Vitter demonstrate how Congress should work to address significant policy. We have spent several years actively discussing TSCA reform with members of the U.S. Congress, the NGO community and business, and this bill reflects many of the thoughtful ideas we have heard in those discussions. The Chemical Safety Improvement Act provides a sound basis for legislation that can pass the U.S. Senate and bring needed change to the U.S. chemicals management regime,” Fisher concluded. The Lautenberg-Vitter “Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013” is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Lamar Alexander (RJuly TN), Charles Schumer (D-NY), James Inhofe (R-OK), Tom Udall (D-NM), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Boozman (R-AR), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and John Hoeven (R-ND). SPRAY 2013 Spray 27
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