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Friday, May 25, 2007
Groups Call for Restoration of States' Rights on Chem Security
Earlier today, Reg•Watch blogged about a Congressional gaff in which lawmakers continued to allow the Department of Homeland Security to trample on the rights of the individual states to promulgate chemical security rules stricter than those of the federal government.
Today, four workers' unions and six public interest groups (including OMB Watch) sent a letter to lawmakers calling for new, comprehensive chemical security legislation. The proposal includes language which would eliminate DHS's ability to preempt state regulations.
Read the letter here.
Posted by Matt Madia
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