House Democrats reject GOP call for PFAS hearing

Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are slated to hold a June 23 markup of three drinking water-related bills, including legislation aimed at addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) comprehensively, formally rejecting Republican calls for a hearing on the PFAS bill before any markup. The full committee markup of H.R. 2467, H.R. 3291 and H.R. 3293 follows a June 16 approval of the bills, mainly along party lines, in the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee. Subcommittee Ranking...