posted on May 2, 2007 01:29:04 PM new
bushit's corruption runs so deep the slimeball just can't stop himself....anything to continue the war on Americans !!!
Bush Nominee: No To Safety Standards
Posted by Stephanie Taylor on April 30, 2007 at 11:41 AM
President Bush has nominated Michael Baroody, executive vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)--the very organization that NAM has consistently sought to undermine.
During Baroody’s tenure at NAM, his organization has:
• Opposed a CPSC Proposal to improve safety standards for baby walkers. Instead, NAM blamed parents for improperly supervising their children.
• Opposed trying to improve the system by which consumers learn about recalls of potentially dangerous children’s products.
• Lobbied to weaken the guidelines that companies used to determine whether they must report substantial product hazards; and
• Lobbied New York Governor George Pataki to veto legislation that mandated fire safe cigarettes.
Eight consumer groups have united to oppose Baroody’s nomination. A grassroots campaign is asking senators to “Oppose Nominating the Guy Who Hates Product Safety As Head of Product Safety.” His confirmation hearing is tentatively scheduled for May 3.
The CPSC has the authority to set safety standards, require labeling, order recalls, ban products, collect death and injury data, and inform the public about consumer product safety. It has at least 15,000 products under its jurisdiction, including many products used by children, like strollers, swings, cribs, high chairs, baby walkers and toys.
There are more than 27,000 deaths and 33 million injuries each year associated with the consumer products that CPSC is supposed to monitor. In recent years, the agency’s budget and staff have been slashed.
posted on May 2, 2007 03:35:21 PM new
"""""But it's always interesting to watch their responses when proof like this is offered....they just don't want to acknowledge it.""
