Gee, thanks, Sen. Rand Paul for laying out Kentucky’s welcome mat to chemical companies eager to escape regulation. More pollution and cancer are just what we need.
In a speech Tuesday, Paul declared: “If California inappropriately regulates your chemicals, charge them more and by all means move! We'd love to have your business in Kentucky.”
The occasion was final passage of the first modernization of federal chemical safety laws in 40 years. This quiet triumph of bipartisanship and collaboration between industry and environmentalists left Paul sputtering because chemical makers not only sought but expect to profit from more effective regulation.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Rand Paul’s bad chemical reaction
From today's Herald-Leader:
