Ann Marie Buerkle: “Suicide is undoubtedly a complex issue, but it is also a preventable one, and I am deeply troubled by its persistent…”

I do not think it is justified, and I think one of the things the agency has to do is consider risk.

The common goal among all of us, Congress, CPSC, industry, and consumers, is safety.

The power of the purse was harder to ignore.

If we inspire cooperation, rather than hostility, we will see quicker introduction of safer designs, as well as timely removal of defective products.