Klobuchar Statement on President Bush's Plan to Increase Import Safety

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Klobuchar Statement on President Bush's Plan to Increase Import Safety

United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement today, after the President's Import Working Group announced its 14-point plan to improve import safety.

"This Administration continues to engage in a troubling pattern of disregard for product safety. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Nancy Nord has opposed our Senate Commerce Committee legislation that would protect our kids from toxic toys.

"Unfortunately, the President's ‘Action Plan' involves virtually no action. Expecting companies to voluntarily comply with weak standards does little to protect the American public from the unsafe products we have seen flooding our store shelves. Our legislation gives real teeth to the agencies charged with protecting American consumers - and the President and Commissioner Nord should support it."

Klobuchar has been a leader in the Senate in protecting consumers and reforming the Consumer Product Safety Commission. After a series of toy recalls earlier this year, Klobuchar introduced two bills which would effectively ban lead in all children's toys and streamline the recall process. Both bills were included in the CPSC Reform Act passed by the Commerce Committee last week. It is expected to be passed by the Senate before the end of the year.

Klobuchar also plans to introduce an amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2007 to prohibit Commission employees from accepting travel paid by industries it regulates.

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