Washington, June 3 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez issued the following press release:
Earlier today, the House Appropriations Committee adopted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's amendment adding over $5 million dollars to fully fund the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the independent agency investigating the chemical tank failure at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, WA.
The CSB is charged with investigating the facts, conditions, circumstances and the cause of any accidental chemical release that results in a fatality, serious injury or substantial property damage.
The President's FY2027 budget proposed eliminating funding for the CSB. The amendment offered by Gluesenkamp Perez would fully fund CSB at $14 million, consistent wit...