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Testimony before the Senate on the oversight of the CPSC

March 21, 2007
0321 CPSC Commerce Hearing
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CU believes that there are two paramount questions before the Committee today – does the CPSC have the resources necessary to fulfill its mission? And is the CPSC using the resources it has to effectively fulfill its mission? CU’s serious concerns in both of these areas.

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