Lord protect us all from Congress

The Honorable Nydia M. Velazquez
The United State House of Representatives
Rayburn House Office Building Suite 2466
Washington DC 20515-3212

The Honorable Charles Schumer
The United State Senate
Hart Senate Office Building Suite 313
Washington DC 20510-3201

Please Repeal the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.

Between 1997 and 2006, incidence of elevated blood lead levels in children fell by 84%. According to the Center for Disease Control, the remaining area of concern is lead paint in older homes, and a few other “potential” dangers mainly related to the household environment. Toys and other children’s products are nowhere mentioned.

Clearly, lead poisoning is an issue that’s already well under control in this country, not one that requires invasive government “help.” As your constituent, I implore you to consider the larger picture, not just a few highly publicized and unfortunate incidents. Don’t make rash, under-thought decisions that negatively affect our entire economy in these hard times.

This Act will cost business owners thousands of dollars, de-incentivize innovation and environmentalism and drive many out of business if it is not repealed. Small, “green” manufacturers, using only organic materials, could be wiped out because they can’t afford the per-unit testing on their small production runs. This will increase the market share for large companies that are better able to absorb the compliance costs. Ironically, large toy makers, like Mattel, were responsible for the lead scare in the first place. Do we really want to reward them while punishing small, environmentally friendly businesses?

Please fight to repeal this law.

Ms. Irene Malatesta
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New York, NY 10009-5952

Originally published at IRENE KAORU. Please leave any comments there.