May 28, 2012: Bipartisan Letter From Congress Asks GSA to Reconsider Using LEED Rating System
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) has been joined by 55 other members of Congress from both parties in sending a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Daniel Tangherlini, requesting the agency reconsider use of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2012 rating system for federal buildings if certain “anti-chemical provisions” are not removed.