Today, Rep. Ted Deutch was joined by 22 Republican and Democratic colleagues on a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission urging swift completion of the agency’s scientific analysis on tainted Chinese drywall and final issuance of remediation guidelines for families dealing with this contaminated material in their homes. Since families in Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Parkland, and other South Florida communities began reporting corrosive damage and health issues related to Chinese drywall in 2009, this tainted material has been discovered in thousands of homes across 38 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa.

“We are approaching a full year since the release of the CPSC’s preliminary report, which confirmed this tainted drywall can corrode metal but has since left many homeowners in limbo while they wait for scientific results and final remediation guidelines,” said Congressman Deutch. “The corrosive damage to home appliances caused by Chinese drywall, as well as the health and safety risks it poses, has forced many families to pay for alternative housing while staying current on mortgage payments for homes that are not fit to live in. Given we are already in very tough times, the additional financial burden weighing down on these families warrants a swifter response."

The letter was sent in advance of a meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow between Deutch and representatives from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Available for download here, the letter was co-signed by 22 Democrats and Republicans, including Spencer Bachus (AL-R), Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-D), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-R), David Rivera (FL-R), Robert “Bobby” Scott (VA-D), Robert Wittman (VA-R), Vern Buchanan (FL-R), Corrine Brown (FL-D), Thomas Rooney (FL-R), Cedric Richmond (LA-2), Allen West (FL-R), Scott Rigell (VA-R), Dennis Ross (FL-R), Raul Grijalva (AZ-D), Steven Palazzo (MS-R), Randy Forbes (VA-R), Bruce Braley (IA-D), Steve Scalise (LA-R), Bill Posey (FL-R), Daniel Webster (FL-R), Sandy Adams (FL-R), and Alcee L. Hastings (FL-D).