NCL Denounces Illegal Attempt to Fire CPSC Commissioners
Media Contact: Maggie Oliverio, Communications Associate, 202-207-2831
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League calls on the Trump administration to rescind the illegal attempt to fire Democratic Commissioners on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
“This unprecedented assault on our nation’s regulator of household product safety is in direct contravention of the spirit and letter of the law, runs afoul of decades of Supreme Court precedent, and threatens to cripple the CPSC’s ability to carry out its lifesaving mission,” said Daniel Greene, the Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety at the National Consumers League. “Diverse opinions improve safety. Silencing the voices of subject matter experts with whom you politically disagree does not improve government efficiency. It just leads to more unnecessary deaths and more unnecessary injuries.”
Last night, Commissioners Richard Trumka and Commissioner Mary T. Boyle of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received an email from the White House purporting to fire them. Commissioner Alexander Hoehn-Saric did not receive such an email but is being prevented from executing his duties by the Acting Chair.
Commissioner Richard Trumka’s statement is available HERE
Commissioner Alexander Hoehn-Saric statement is available HERE
Commissioner Mary T. Boyle’s statement is available HERE
A letter from 159 advocates opposing plans to eliminate the CPSC can be found HERE
A video of victims’ parents advocating to protect the CPSC can be found HERE
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