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Joel Hefley: “those of us from the ski country, U.S.A. can rest a little easier right now because the U.S. Government is on the job.…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1995
those of us from the ski country, U.S.A. can rest a little easier right now because the U.S. Government is on the job. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission has just released a report which concludes that most snow boarding accidents result from falling. Wow. That is deep, Mr. Speaker. You put someone on a board, strap his feet to a board, put him on a slippery slope and let him go down the hill at 55 to 60 miles an hour and they might get hurt--but only if they fall. This Christmas, Anna in my office tore up both knees skiing, and we have no idea how it happened or what caused it. Absolutely no idea. Well, I am going to go back to her and I am going to tell her, ``Anna, we figured it out, the Government helped. You hurt your knees because you fell.'' Mr. Speaker, Americans are tired of Federal nursemaids wasting their money and insulting their intelligence. If I may quote my friend, Mr. Traficant, ``Unbelievable.''
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Joel Hefley
Republican · Colorado
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing a report on snowboarding accidents and criticizing government oversight.

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