AFPM Statement on House Passage of TSCA Reform

WASHINGTON – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) reacts to passage of the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 by the U.S. House of Representatives with the following statement from AFPM President Chet Thompson:
Today’s bipartisan House vote is an important step towards the first modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) since it was enacted 40 years ago. AFPM appreciates the bipartisan effort to identify and correct weaknesses in the current statute while ensuring businesses can continue to innovate.”

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About AFPM

AFPM, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is a trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life. AFPM members make modern life possible and keep America moving and growing as they meet the needs of our nation and local communities, strengthen economic and national security, and support 2 million American jobs.