House lawmakers have made little headway toward agreement on changes to the nation’s chemical safety law, but leaders are discussing a bipartisan process.
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment overwhelmingly oppose Republican draft legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act released last week — but they’re playing ball.
“Majority staff also met with their counterparts on the minority staff half a dozen times to discuss ideas and language for this proposal, and several changes were made to the text based on input from minority staff,” Environment Subcommittee Chair Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) said during a hearing Thursday.
That’s a shift from three months ago, when Palmer said TSCA reform conversations are moving forward “with or without the Democrats,” who have been hesitant on the need to reopen the law.
