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In his five years at the Environmental Protection Agency, Bill Wehrum has distorted scientific analysis on toxic mercury emissions and attempted to marginalize the role of agency scientists in protecting the air we breathe.

On Tuesday, April 26, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to confirm Wehrum as the EPA’s top air quality official. One of your senators is a member of this committee.

Click here to look up your senator’s phone number and learn how they voted. Please call your senator to thank/express your disappointment over your senator's decision to vote against/for Mr. Wehrum's confirmation.

Note: Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced after the vote that she will place a hold on Mr. Wehrum's nomination, effectively paralyzing it on the Senate floor.

Suggested talking points:

• Hello, my name is [your name] and I’m calling from [city, state].
• I’m calling reagarding the confirmation of Bill Wehrum for Assistant Administrator for Air & Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Over the past several years, Mr. Wehrum has distorted and suppressed scientific analysis on numerous public health issues. He has also signaled his intent to marginalize the role of scientists in setting pollution standards that protect the air we breathe.
• Science is an important part of the policy making process. The Environmental Protection Agency needs leadership that respects the role of science in protecting my health and the health of my family.
• I am thankful to Senator XXX for voting against the confirmation of Mr. Wehrum/I am disappointed in Senator XXXX's decision to vote for the confirmation of Mr. Wehrum. For Senator Boxer: I applaud the senator's decision to place a hold on Mr. Wehrum's nomination.
• Thank you for your time.

If you are not able to call until after the office closes, in some cases you can still leave a message on voicemail. Otherwise, you can send an email to the senator's office.