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May 15, 2007

Children's Products Safety

Witnesses testified about consumer product safety regulations, current product review practices employed by the Consumer Product Safety Comm… read more

Witnesses testified about consumer product safety regulations, current product review practices employed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the effectiveness of the review process. Topics included recent instances of children’s products causing harm to users, including toys with magnets and lunchboxes. close

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Tammy Baldwin U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin
John Barrow U.S. Representative [D] Georgia

Michael C. Burgess U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Nancy A. Cowles Executive Director Kids in Danger
Marla Felcher Adjunct Lecturer Harvard University->Kennedy (J.F.) School of Government
Vito Fossella U.S. Representative [R] New York
Charlie Gonzalez U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Baron Hill U.S. Representative [D] Indiana
Darlene Hooley U.S. Representative [D] Oregon
Alan Korn General Counsel and Director Safe Kids Worldwide->Public Policy
Frederick B. Locker General Counsel Toy Industry Association
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Jim Matheson U.S. Representative [D] Utah
Nancy A. Nord Chair (Acting) Consumer Product Safety Commission
Bobby Rush U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Jan Schakowsky U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Cliff Stearns U.S. Representative [R] Florida
James A. Thomas President ASTM International
Rachel Weintraub Senior Counsel and Director Consumer Federation of America->Product Safety

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection

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Program ID:: 198113-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 16, 2007 | 1:45am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: May 21, 2007 | 8:28am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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May 16, 2007 | 1:45am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 21, 2007 | 8:28am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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