under fifra, it's the e.p.a.'s responsibility to undertake very extensive scientific review of regulated products and then determine what disclosures, if any, must be on the product labels. fifra provides that e.p.a. conduct studies to determine product safety. congress intended that there be a federal regulatory regime that would impose warnings, impose disclosures and impose restrictions on the use of products under fifra. congress made it very clear that congress wanted science-based certainty and predictability for farmers and the resulting benefit that is to the farm entire economy. unfortunately, we've seen politically motivated environmentalists pushing for restrictions on regulated products that the e.p.a. has determined are not necessary. this fundamentallyundermines trust in the e.p.a. and trust in federal regulation of these products used in farming. make no doubt about my stand or anybody's stand here in the united states senate, we all thoroughly support vetting of regulated products to ensure public