December 6, 2011
Senator Amy
Klobuchar
United States
Senate
302 Hart Senate
Office Building
Washington, DC
20510
VOTE YES ON S.847 SAFE CHEMICALS ACT OF
2011
The
proposed Act to upgrade America's outdated system for managing chemical safety
will have a very large impact on the health of United States citizens if
passed. As a health educator, I believe
that passing this Act and enforcing the testing of all chemicals used in consumer
products would decrease the number of diseases in America today.
Currently,
the rates of diseases like asthma, diabetes, cancers, infertility, and behavioral
disorders keep going up due to chemical exposure. This results in higher health bills and
health care costs for Americans. According
to our current law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has only been
able to require safety testing for 200 of the over 80,000 chemicals being used
today. And worse yet, the EPA has banned
or restricted only 5 chemicals. The Safe Chemicals Act would go a long way in
providing safety from toxic chemicals by making sure they are monitored and not
used if toxic in any way. It would
improve the safety of chemicals used in products that are consumed daily and
would require having more public information about chemical safety.
Opponents
of the Act have been saying that too many generalizations and conclusions are
made about exposure to chemicals and diseases.
They argue that the Toxic Substance Control Act be modernized and that
there be more access to chemical information in the workplace. These arguments are somewhat valid, but the
truth is that chemicals are affecting people in a negative way, and there is a
lot of proof to back it up. The current
law is not being enforced. By passing
this Act, a more safe and friendly environment would be created that would
benefit the health of every American.
We
appreciate the efforts you have made in looking for a solution to this
problem. We hope you make the decision
to vote “yes” on this passing this Act in order to protect the health of
America. If you would like any further
information, please contact me at 123-456-7890 or healtheducator@safechemicalact.com.
Sincerely,
