ANNE M. NORTHUP: “I do not take, and never have, a penny of tobacco money, and yet the tobacco bill over on the Senate side is simply too…”

In the end, though, this Commission has made many decisions, many rules, completely disregarding the cost, the lack of choice it is going to give consumers, the inability of small companies to comply with these regulations all in the name…

Well, I am so excited. I know that the gentlewoman is on the committee that is heading this up. It is an enormous challenge and you all are doing a fabulous job. As the rest of us worry about this and study it and provide ideas, we are so…

I agree. We are all looking for the best possible solution. I think when you ask the question, can we afford to wait, the follow- up question is, or what we often hear from the other side of the aisle, we do not have a crisis now because…

If I am confirmed, I will work to assure that the mission of the agency to protect consumers from unreasonable risk of injury from consumer products is carried out aggressively and appropriately.