I hope we can be bold in our thinking about and begin with what does the Consumer Product Safety Commission really need to be effective.

I commend Chairwoman Buerkle for making statements in support of increased resources for the Commission.

Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission fulfilling its mission to protect consumers?

I look forward to working with each of you on the important issues that the Commission deals with.

The fundamental question we must answer today is found in the hearing's title: is the Consumer Product Safety Commission fulfilling its mission to protect consumers?

Inaction is simply not acceptable, but Acting Chairman Buerkle seems to be pushing just that after stating that one of her top priorities was, I quote, 'reducing regulatory burdens' and she voted against imposing safety standards for…

I have a piece of legislation called the STURDY Act that I hope all of you will look at.

Clearly, we have hit a nerve with the Republicans on the Affordable Care Act, which they opposed before it began, have been opposing it for 9 years, promising to come up with some sort of a repeal and replace, never being able to do it…

I think its funding actually should be increased. Right now it is--in the budget it is $280 million. I think $400 million would be better.

I want to know, regarding abortion, how this affects organizations like Planned Parenthood.

I wonder if you could describe in--perhaps more specifically what we see, many of us, including providers, as a domestic gag rule preventing physicians and providers from giving the full story of the full range of health care services.

More than 10,000 deaths, about 30 percent of all fatal crashes, are caused by drunk driving each year.