Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the legislation with Representative McNerney, H.R. 3723, the Consumer Safety Technology Act. You know, over my time in the Energy and Commerce Committee, I have made several trips out to the CPSC and observed firsthand how the men and women dedicate their lives to ensuring that consumers have safe products, that consumers have products that are not going to cause harm to the user. And as we approach the anniversary of our Nation's independence on July 4, I also have a lot of respect for these same individuals who ensure that our fireworks that are sold at the commercial stands at the side of the road also meet certain specifications. So as we approach Independence Day, it is always a good time to acknowledge the work done by the men and women in the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bill we are talking about today actually passed the last Congress by a voice vote, but it did fail to advance in the United States Senate. It includes the bill that Mr. McNerney and I introduced, the Artificial Intelligence for Consumer Product Safety legislation, along with, as referenced, the Blockchain Innovation Act and the Digital Taxonomy Act. We are once again considering this bill because this is commonsense legislation that should be signed into law to improve and modernize our consumer protection agencies. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has jurisdiction over 15,000 consumer products.…”