June 30, 2015 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader Minority Leader 317 Russell Senate Office Building 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Dear Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid: On behalf of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), we are writing to encourage you bring S. 697, The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to the Senate floor for consideration. This legislation, recently approved by the Committee on Environment and Public Works, enjoys broad support spanning the political spectrum with 40 bipartisan co-sponsors. In addition, the House recently passed H.R. 2576, the TSCA Modernization Act, by 398 to 1. The current law is broadly considered ineffective at regulating many chemicals that have entered the marketplace in the last several decades. Since 1976, scientists understanding of chemicals and their impacts have increased dramatically. This legislation will provide a clearer framework for regulating the safety of toxic chemicals in everyday products for the protection of consumers. This bipartisan effort will strengthen one of our nations important environmental statutes that has not been updated in 40 years. We appreciate all that you are doing to bring back regular order and allow the Senate to work its will on issues critical to the country. We believe that this effort to reform our toxic chemical control laws is worthy of a full Senate debate and precious floor time. Sincerely,

Senator Trent Lott Senator Byron Dorgan Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center