"The CPSC is a small agency with a large but important mission: to regulate more than 15,000 consumer products, keeping the public safe from preventable injuries and deaths caused by unsafe and defecti..."
"I thank the Chairman for taking this opportunity to provide oversight and for his commitment to consumer safety."
"What if every agency asked to be held harmless? We wouldn't be able to do anything about the budget deficit, would we?"
"I support this nomination for all of the reasons that Senator Cochran has already outlined."
"Actually, the most distracting thing in your car that we found in our statistics is an insect."
"Of course we're holding a hearing today into the safety provisions of our last highway bill and the way it is administered through NHTSA."
"If that's the case, then we need to know that. It may seem counterintuitive, but I think we need to base our funding and base our actions on the real research."
"We must prioritize the safety of our drivers and passengers."
"It's just important, in my judgment, that whatever we do and whatever scarce resources we have, be spent on research-based results--research-based facts."
"It does seem a bit ironic, that States are coming forward and saying we need more of a Federal plan, and the Federal Government is seemingly talking about State flexibility and federalism."
"Frankly, I think that the Insurance Institute's analysis really is taking a look at data that is based on a lot of laws that may not necessarily be strictly enforced."
"Let me make it clear, every member of this committee is interested in doing what we can to prevent accidents caused by distracted driving."
"I want to make sure that we are targeting the most dangerous kinds of distracted driving."
"we're very concerned about the fact that these all have different schedules, they all have been put together in a piecemeal fashion."
"the NFIP needs to be reauthorized on a long-term basis and in a way that addresses some of the unique challenges that residents along coastal areas face."
"In this year alone, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has lapsed three times, creating uncertainty and unnecessary problems for property owners who rely on the NFIP for flood insurance."
"Is there such a thing as too much notification?"
"Do any of you want to talk about the possibility of too much notification?"
