The hearing will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. by the committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance.Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who has been outspoken regarding the issue of defective drywall, sits on the subcommittee, and his office has been working to arrange the hearing for several weeks. The subcommittee is chaired by Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor.
Christopher Day, Nelson’s legislative counsel, said the witness list is being formulated, and that Nelson’s office is in contact with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control, and the Florida Department of Health regarding potential officials from some or all of those agencies who may be asked to participate.
Nelson also is trying to arrange for affected homeowners to testify. One of them is likely to be Kristin Culliton, a Lakewood Ranch homeowner that the Herald-Tribune reported on earlier this year. Her Taylor Morrison house in the Greenbrook neighborhood has experienced extensive corrosion and foul odors tied to Chinese drywall manufactured by Knauf Tianjin.
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