Committee on Environment and Public Works
The Science and Risk Assessment Behind the EPA’s Proposed Revisions to the Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards
July 19, 2006
628 Dirksen, 9:00 AM
Opening Statement:
Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
Sen. George V. Voinovich , of Ohio.
Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
Sen. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, of Georgia.
Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, California.
Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, of New Jersey.
Witnesses:
George Gray, PhD.
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
U.S. EPA
John Stephenson
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. GAO
Roger McClellan, DVM, MMS
Advisor, Toxicology and Human Health Risk Analysis
George Thurston, ScD.
Associate Professor
New York University
School of Medicine
Department of Environmental Medicine
Anne Smith
Vice President
CRA International
Daniel Greenbaum
President
Health Effects Institute
