406 Dirksen EPW Hearing Room
Chairman Barbara Boxer will convene the Full Committee for a hearing on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) children’s health program. The committee will also examine what can be done to strengthen protections for children.
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) is also expected to give testimony on the federal government’s role in investigating children’s health issues and how that can be improved.
Majority Statement
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Senator
Minority Statement
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Senator
Opening Remarks
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EPWCommitteeOpeningStatement317.pdf (26.1 KBs)
Panel 1
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Director, Office of Children’s Health Protection and Environmental EducationUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyEPAChildrensHealthHearing31710final1.pdf (77.0 KBs)
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Director, Natural Resources and EnvironmentUnited States Government Accountability OfficeGAO10545T.pdf (99.3 KBs)
Panel 2
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Associate Director of the UCSF Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty UnitCenter for Occupational & Environmental Health, University of California at BerkeleySolomonEPW317101.pdf (61.9 KBs)
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Board ChairChildren’s Environmental Health Network1003EPWBearertestimonyfinal1.pdf (160.3 KBs)
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Science DirectorScience and Environmental Health NetworkMarch172010SchettlerTestimony.pdf (89.6 KBs)
Related Files
- 2010 GAO Report on EPA Investigation to Protect Children's Health - GAOReportProtectingChildrenfromEnvironmentalThreats.pdf (1.4 MBs)