More #politicsoverprogress – PFAS
reports: An association of U.S. trial lawyers—with deep lobbying pockets and the ear of influential Democrats—is helping to push a sweeping chemical-regulation package that could pave the way for a prolific legal bumper crop.
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Rep. Shimkus responds in on another ex. why partisan bill isn't right way to address PFAS challenges -
“…we all know that the trial bar is interested in legislatively defining a chemical as toxic, so then they can obviously reap the benefits in litigation.”
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Read why Rep. Shimkus calls the partisan PFAS bill a “bonanza handoff to the trial bar” in story on PFAS ⬇