The proposal in the bill deals with a much broader set of circumstances. Once again, the precursor control regulations only control a very specific list of chemicals among class A and class B chemicals. There are six or seven in class B and approximately twenty or so in class A. There are many chemicals that we commonly encounter in clandestine lab operations nowadays that fit into neither of these two categories. Once again, organized crime has become very adept at understanding what chemicals are legislated and in finding alternative chemicals for these recipes—not to mention, once again, all of the equipment, the tabulating machines, the pill presses, the heating mantles that we see coming into this country through the U.S. and other foreign countries, which are going into private residences.
On January 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.