Senator Herb Kohl
Posted by Valerie on February 27, 2009
I just received a letter from Senator Herb Kohl.
Dear Mrs. Jacobsen:
People have been contacting me for the last several months about the Consumer Product Safety Information Act (CPSIA). Many of them are concerned with the affect that the CPSIA may have on their business and their livelihood. As a businessman, I understand those concerns.
As the global economy expands and the United States imports more products, it is of utmost importance to continue ensuring product safety and to continue protecting ourselves and our families from undue risk. Ensuring that the government takes all necessary actions to ensure product and food safety will continue to be of the highest priority for me.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), who is charged with implementing the CPSIA, has been diligently working to provide clarification and guidance on testing requirements that comply with the intent of the Act to keep kids safe, while being aware that the testing requirements could be
overly burdensome for small businesses, crafters and resale shops. As such, the CPSC is regularly releasing clarifications to the CPSIA as well as guidance for different groups on its website. I encourage you to visit the CPSIA Update website at http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.HTML for current information. The website is updated often with new information for consumers and business owners alike.Thank you for sharing your concerns with me about the CPSIA and I hope that this resource is helpful in answering your questions.
Sincerely,
Herb Kohl
U.S. Senator
It’s amazing how much better I feel, now that I know Senator Kohl understands me.
So, anyway, I hit delete on that and checked the latest news….
I had a customer today who remembers reading This is Betsy and other Betsy books by Gunilla Wolde to her daughter when she was little. Now her daughter has a little boy–and is expecting twins in September. She wants her kids to have copies of the Betsy books that she loved as a child.
This is Betsy was printed in 1975, and she wants her kids to be able to TOUCH IT and READ IT. She told me right out that she’s not planning on keeping it in a locked display case for adult collectibles.
What should I do?
Like I said, it’s a great comfort to know that Senator Kohl understands how I feel.
Lora said,
“Delete” LOL
“…while being aware that the testing requirements could be overly burdensome for small businesses, crafters and resale shops.”
In other words, Yep, exceedingly oppressive, now read how to obey with guidance on the CPSC website.
Carol Baicker-McKee said,
Funny, I got almost the same letter verbatim from one of my senators (Bob Casey of PA — Specter’s office hasn’t bothered to reply), not once but twice. I have written a third fiercer letter about deserving a response that gives me a hint that someone actually read my letter, but it’s been about a week and I’m not holding my breath. My friend in Indiana got the same letter from one of her senators. Gives you a real sense of being represented, doesn’t it? (And no one has returned any of my phone calls or said anything more than “We’ll pass that on.”
I just had a thought. Don’t bullets contain lead? And arent’ there child-size shotguns? I would guess that the ammo for those guns differs from the ammo for adult guns, making it a children’s product. Don’t know anybody fiercer about defending their rights than the NRA — maybe it’s time to bring them into the fray. Is there someone out there who’s more of an expert on guns than I am (and maybe an NRA member too) to help out with this thought?
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