Bill Nelson
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Bill Nelson is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Florida's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. Nelson also held the position of Florida's Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 1999, where he focused on consumer protection and insurance reform.
A few years ago, we were talking about a bill called the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act.
We must figure out a more effective way to get these products out of the hands of consumers--out of the hands of children.
the recall completion rates for consumer products--including children's products--are so low it's just sad.
Because companies are under no legal obligation whatsoever to notify effectively and to actually carry out the recall.
Because you get particularly a foreign product that comes in and it is defective, and yet people don't realize it.
Their willingness to come forward is pitifully low. It is something like only 4 percent.
Neither Takata nor GM has any reason to be proud of their track records when it comes to recalls.
Madam President, a few weeks ago I brought to the attention of the Senate the continuing new challenges that we have with the Internet and the fact that so much material is available to all of us, including our youngest citizens, indeed…





