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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Floor Speech

Date: July 13, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for offering this commonsense amendment. The reality is, we have a lot of waste containing PFAS spread out all across the country. We need a plan to make certain that it is handled and disposed of safely.

In the past, I have strongly opposed efforts--including efforts in my district--to incinerate these materials without any proper evaluation of whether it was--or even could be--done safely.

This amendment is the right approach. It requires DOD to study and report on the technological options to destroy PFAS before we commit to incinerating it in a manner that could put public health and the environment at risk.

There needs to be much greater transparency on what DOD has done to date and how DOD is planning to deal with PFAS waste in the future, and I believe Congress has a responsibility to ensure that the methods used are protective of public health.

Madam Speaker, I urge Members to support this amendment.

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