Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829 

Washington, DC – The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 decision, has upheld the President’s dismissal of three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the broader merits of the firing are being adjudicated in the courts. 

“This is a sad day for product safety and the rule of law in the United States,” said Daniel Greene, Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety. “Congress deliberately established an independent, nonpartisan agency with exclusive authority over the safety of consumer products. This independence ensures that the CPSC is mission-driven, guided by experts and science, and insulated from changing political tides. In allowing this illegal firing to stand, the Court’s stay is inconsistent with the spirit and letter of the law.” 

On May 8, the Trump administration attempted to illegally fire Commissioners Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Richard Trumka, and Mary T. Boyle, who were later reinstated by court order. In contravention of the law, no “neglect of duty or malfeasance” has been alleged. 

Yesterday, 100 stakeholders sent a letter to President Trump calling on the administration to cease its illegal attempt to fire the three Democratic CPSC Commissioners. A copy of the letter can be found HERE 

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)      

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org.    

Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829  

Washington, DC– Today, the National Consumers League, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and 118 other stakeholders sent a letter to congressional leaders calling on Congress to preserve an independent, bipartisan Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and ensure the agency has the appropriate tools, resources, and personnel to carry out its lifesaving mission. 

“We strongly support the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 CPSC budget submitted on June 26, 2025, and urge you to provide the vital resources and support requested,” the product safety advocates write.  “These resources and personnel will enable the CPSC to better stop hazardous products at U.S. ports of entry, vigorously enforce product safety laws, investigate product hazards, effectively convey safety information to the American public, and accelerate the modernization of mission-critical technology.” 

The FY 2026 Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) budget and a rescinded FY 2026 CPSC budget recommend that CPSC’s functions be transferred to HHS.  In their letter, the product safety advocates detail why HHS is not well-suited to oversee household product safety. 

“Product safety will likely be deprioritized,” the letter states.  “HHS already has a vast mission, which includes food and drug regulation, communicable disease prevention, public health emergency preparation and response, medical research, and administration of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.”  

The 121 stakeholders also argue that transferring the CPSC to HHS would impede the nation’s product safety regulator.    

“The additional layers of bureaucracy will lead to less effective and efficient governance of household product safety,” the product safety advocates write.  “Rulemakings, enforcement actions, research initiatives, and education campaigns may be subject to review, modification, and approval by the Secretary of HHS and the Office of Management and Budget.  Such processes could add months if not years to product safety actions, if the action is permitted at all.”     

A copy of the letter can be found HERE  

A video of victims’ parents advocating to protect the CPSC can be found HERE 

Letter cosigners: 

National Consumers League 

Consumer Federation of America 

Consumer Reports 

Access Ready Inc. 

Action on Smoking and Health 

Aden Lamps Foundation 

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety 

Aging Life Care Association 

America Walks 

American Academy of Pediatrics 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Arizona Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Arkansas Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Delaware Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Florida Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Idaho Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, New York Chapter 2 

American Academy of Pediatrics, New York Chapter 3 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington D.C. Chapter 

American Academy of Pediatrics, West Virginia Chapter 

Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota 

Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia 

Bicycle Colorado 

Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute 

Bike Cleveland 

Bike LA 

Bike Pittsburgh 

BikeWalkKC 

BikeWalkNC 

BioInjury, LLC 

California Bicycle Coalition 

Center for Auto Safety 

Center for Digital Democracy 

Center for Economic Integrity  

Center for Economic Justice 

Center for Justice & Democracy 

Center for Pet Safety 

Child Care Aware of Virginia 

Claire Bear Foundation 

Consumer Action 

Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety 

Cribs for Kids 

Derrick Stone Safe Sleep 

Detroit Greenways Coalition 

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund 

Earth Ethics, Inc. 

Epilepsy Foundation of America 

Families for Safe Streets 

First Candle 

Food Empowerment Project 

Government Information Watch 

Green America 

Hawai’i Bicycling League 

Healthy Babies Bright Futures 

HealthyWomen 

Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corp. 

Housing and Economic Rights Advocates 

Just Strategy 

Keeping Babies Safe 

Kids and Car Safety 

League of American Bicyclists 

Living Streets Alliance 

Local Motion 

Main Street Academies 

Maine People’s Alliance 

Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition 

Missourians for Responsible Transportation 

Napa County Bicycle Coalition 

National Bicycle Dealers Association 

National Center for Health Research 

National Center for Healthy Housing 

National Coalition for Safer Roads  

National Drowning Prevention Alliance 

National Safety Council 

Oregon Consumer Justice 

Oregon Consumer League 

Parents Against Tip-Overs 

PediMom LLC 

People Power United 

Pool and Hot Tub Alliance 

Responsible Sourcing Network 

Ride Illinois 

Safe Infant Sleep 

Safe Kids Worldwide 

Safety Research & Strategies  

Sciencecorps 

Shepard’s Watch 

Stop Drowning Now 

StopDistractions.org 

That Water Bead Lady 

The National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association  

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) 

The Wisconsin Bike Federation 

Together We Thrive, Inc.  

Trailnet 

Truck Safety Coalition 

U.S. Public Interest Research Group 

U.S. Swim School Association  

United States Swim School Association 

Unleaded Kids 

Virginia Citizens Consumer Council 

Washington Area Bicyclist Association 

West Virginia Citizen Action Group 

Women in Fire 

Justin Raphael, Product Safety Advocate 

Kelli Schweigart, Product Safety Advocate 

Kristina Knapp, Product Safety Advocate 

Mary Jagim, Product Safety Advocate 

Mayra Romero-Ferman, Product Safety Advocate 

Melissa Wandall, Product Safety Advocate 

Michael Haggard, Product Safety Advocate 

Nina Batista, Product Safety Advocate 

Pamela Gilbert, Product Safety Advocate 

Paul Susca, Product Safety Advocate 

Sandeep Khatua, Product Safety Advocate 

Sara Thompson, Parent Advocate 

Sofia Diaz, Product Safety Advocate 

Stephen Hargarten MD MPH, Product Safety Advocate 

Taylor Bethard, Parent Advocate 

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)      

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org. 

Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829  

Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) and 17 other safety organizations today sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling on Congress to provide the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with the resources necessary to reduce the unacceptably high number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic crashes.   

“Traffic crashes do not have to be the price we pay for commuting to work, dropping the kids off at school, or picking up groceries,” says NCL Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety, Daniel Greene.  “By providing NHTSA with sufficient resources to support revolutionary safety technologies, educate the motoring public, and improve the design, construction, and performance of motor vehicles, we can dramatically improve roadway safety.”     

Today, the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittee is marking up the FY 2026 THUD bill.  On Thursday, the Appropriations Committee is marking up the FY 2026 THUD bill.  

A copy of the letter can be found HERE.  

Letter cosigners:  

National Consumers League  

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety  

Center for Auto Safety  

Consumer Federation of America  

Consumer Reports  

Families for Safe Streets  

Impact Teen Drivers  

Kids and Car Safety  

League of American Bicyclists  

National Coalition for Safety Roads  

National Safety Council  

PeopleForBikes  

Safe Kids Worldwide  

Safety Research & Strategies  

The Dawn Project  

Truck Safety Coalition  

Vision Zero Network  

Whirlwind Wheelchair International  

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)       

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org. 

Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829    

Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) is strongly opposing federal proposals to allow significantly longer and heavier freight trucks on U.S. highways, calling the move a significant threat to public safety, infrastructure, and taxpayers.  

In an opinion piece published today in The Hill, NCL’s Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety, Daniel Greene, joined David Williams, the President of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, to warn lawmakers and the public about the dangers of weakening truck size and weight limits.  

“Increasing size and weight limits would exacerbate the nation’s traffic safety crisis,” write Greene and Williams. “The heavier the truck, the greater the crash forces, increasing the lethality accidents.”  

Data cited in the article show that trucks weighing 91,000 pounds or more are up to 400 percent more likely to be involved in major crashes and cause significantly more damage to roads and bridges. Replacing weakened infrastructure to accommodate these trucks could cost taxpayers $80 billion, according to a 2023 analysis.  

“Politicians and advocacy groups across the political spectrum may not always agree on the best way to fix America’s roads, but they should agree that introducing larger and heavier vehicles is a recipe for disaster,” Greene and Williams continued. “ Lawmakers should swerve away from these policy potholes and commit to real bipartisan protections.”  

 NCL is calling on Congress to uphold current truck size and weight limits and reject efforts to allow heavier trucks or longer multi-trailer rigs on U.S. highways. 

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)       

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America’s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org.