Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8121, the Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act. I thank Representatives Cardenas and Davis for their leadership and effort on this bill to protect consumers. I also thank Ranking Member Upton and Chairman Castor, as their legislation to promote and assist the recovery of our tourism industry was adopted as part of this bill; as well as Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers and Chair Schakowsky along with, obviously, Chairman Pallone. The Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to report and make available to the public information about injuries and deaths from consumer products during the COVID-19 pandemic. This would provide Americans with updates on trends of potentially hazardous products that have entered the marketplace during this critical time. In addition to studying the trends of injuries, the bill would support further research on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the U.S. travel and tourism industries. Many communities, particularly rural communities like those in my district, rely on tourism. We must have the information necessary to promote and assist the travel and tourism industry as we emerge from this devastating pandemic. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.”