Today’s House Committee Hearing: CPSIA Impacts Small Business
May 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under CPSIA News
Roll the video! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I’m not sure I’d have believed it. The “House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hearing on The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and Small Business” actually went forward today. This is big news, as previous Congressional hearings regarding the CPSIA had been scheduled and cancelled to the point of insanity(/politics). Real people actually went to DC by invitation to explain to the committee, face to face, why it is impossible for small businesses to comply with the CPSIA. Their stories are compelling (if all too familiar) and you can view all testimony on YouTube or read the pdfs. Video of Laurel Schreiber’s presentation is showcased below. I thought her written testimony was excellent.
It took far too long, but getting the hardship of small businesses introduced into the public record is a critical step on the road to reason.
A huge thank you to all those who testified! Your effort helps all those negatively impacted by the CPSIA.
Laurel Schreiber was kind enough to contact me about this post and gave me permission to copy her comments here on her behalf:
“Hi there!
Thanks for posting the information regarding the hearings. It was an
exciting day- and slightly overwhelming. Nancy Nord gave an excellent
presentation and made excellent recommendations but I feel she was again
blamed for the problem. At one point she actually stated that the CPSC had
point-blank asked Congress to show where in the law it gave them the
flexibility to levy commonsense exceptions– and no one could point to the
needed language….
I was disappointed that there were few committee members– but a poorly
attended hearing is still a hearing, right?
If you have any questions about the hearing I’d be glad to answer them!
–Laurel”