Consumer Groups Turn Up The Heat On Michael Baroody, President Bush's Nominee To Head The CPSC

by Brian Wolfman

Back on March 1, we blogged about the Bush Administration's nomination of Michael Baroody (pictured here), a longtime high-ranking executive with the National Association of Manufacturers, to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission.  While at the NAM, Baroody has opposed many health and safety regulations.  If anyone can point to a regulatory initiative in the consumer health and safety arena that he has supported, please let us know.  The CPSC's principal role is to promulgate and enforce those kinds of regulations.

Eight national consumer protection groups, including Public Citizen, the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, and U.S. PIRG, have teamed up to oppose Baroody's nomination.  A discussion of that effort, as well as other information about Baroody, is available here at The Consumerist.

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Thanks for keeping this important issue in the limelight, where it should be.

Dave Oedel