September 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 157 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H8059-H8060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PFAS TASK FORCE

  (Mrs. DINGELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in the House and on 
the

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PFAS Task Force who have come to the floor this week to call on our 
congressional leadership, House Armed Services Committee, and all the 
conferees tasked with conferencing the fiscal year 2020 National 
Defense Authorization Act to include a strong PFAS package.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Smith for his leadership and tireless 
work crafting this year's NDAA. It is a good bill, and it includes many 
top priorities that will care for our servicemembers and keep the 
United States well defended, but we are in the midst of a growing 
nationwide human health and environmental crisis.
  PFAS chemicals are harmful man-made toxic substances wherever they 
are found.
  We know that there are up to 297 military installations that have 
confirmed PFAS contamination. This puts our military families at risk 
and the communities surrounding them at risk, and it puts our national 
security at risk if we do not include robust PFAS provisions.
  The American people are counting on us to protect them, and we must 
include this provision. Our military is arguing that this needs to be 
cleaned up.
  Please keep PFAS in the bill.

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