Rep. Reyes Requests Hearings on Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) Oct. 12 requested a series of congressional hearings and investigations regarding newly reported incidents of alleged “illegal treatment and disposal of hazardous waste”? by the Defense Department at the Asarco smelting plant in El Paso.

Reyes formally asked for hearings by the House Armed Services and House Government Reform Committees to begin the week of November 13 as soon as Congress reconvenes. Additionally, Reyes has asked Comptroller General David Walker for an inquiry by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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