Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, my amendment reduces funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, to fiscal year 2019 levels, something that Republicans have made a central piece of any spending arrangements in this Congress. Under the Democrats' fiscal year 2023 omnibus, which every Republican last year voted against, Congress appropriated over $152 million. The fiscal year 2019 appropriation for CPSC was $127 million, which, when measured against the proposed appropriation in this bill, represents a relatively modest $12 million cut. No one opposes the good intentions behind the CPSC. In fact, this amendment doesn't gut the agency at all. Everyone here wants to make sure that our fellow citizens are safe. However, it is fair to say that the CPSC has certainly gone well beyond basic consumer protection. Earlier this year, the CPSC indicated that they planned to take action on banning gas stoves. Obviously, that effort failed, but the fact that the CPSC even considered taking action on gas stoves--heaven forbid that the American people feed themselves--is an indication of just how far this agency has gone off the rails. If an agency can regulate indoor air, what can't they regulate? Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”