Comments on: Six days until National Bankruptcy Day

By: kfasanella

kfasanella — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:28:19 +0000

No Bente, we’re still not off the hook altho it *could* seem the situation is lightening up. Frankly, and as I mentioned to others, all these late Friday afternoon press releases from the CPSC come at a bad time, throw my whole schedule off. I’m not complaining but just when I’m trying to post for the day (never did get one up today) these press releases come out, then a slurry of emails to follow and tweets and then phone calls and I never get the chance to just read, absorb, process and report. I mean, it’s fire fighting all afternoon with nothing to show for it. Hopefully I’ll have something else up tomorrow. The situation remains dire. And still, no movement from the special interest groups who’ve promulgated this whole mess; they could still file a lawsuit. They won the last won -was it yesterday?

By: bente

bente — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:16:08 +0000

Does this really mean that we can continue working like normal again? I still don’t believe it!Thanks to Fashion Incubator, Kathleen and all the others.

Got this from CPSC:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09120.html

By: vickib

vickib — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:52:07 +0000

Just a quick note to thank you for all your hard work. I’ve been very distracted with weddings and a lot of custom work thru the holidays, but have been following this fiasco thru your blog when I could. I have just renewed my membership and wish that I could do more, but it is just not possible right now. I am quite sure that with out your long hours and sacrifice this bill would never have gotten the notice. Thanks again.

By: Christine Guest

Christine Guest — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:02:57 +0000

I just got off the phone with a nice young person in Senator Kerry’s office who sounded as nervous as I did, maybe the other staffers were still out to lunch. He said he’d pass on my message to the senator, and that as of yet, senator Kerry had not said anything one way or the other about the CSPIA. Well, he probably won’t do anything, but he’s the only well senator I’ve got.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:22:51 +0000

I heard from the local news either last night or this morn that the CPSC is not going to enforce the law until a year from now in order to examine the issues further.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:52:57 +0000

~sigh~ Yet another letter this morning, dated yesterday. This one (pdf) is from Waxman et al in response to Moore (linked to in the above entry) and Nord's response (1/30/09) to the letter Waxman et al had sent mid January. The legislators are requesting "immediate action" and describe the stay as "unfortunate".

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:58:03 +0000

I wish I didn’t live in DC where we have no congressional vote. Is there anything else I can do?

By: Hatch

Hatch — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:24:49 +0000

http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=299ddb21-1b78-be3e-e0db-8dff9c9aa2a4

Senator Hatch of Utah who is fairly high ranking has called for senate hearings on the CPSIA and written several letters.. see the above link

By: Joy

Joy — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:33:09 +0000

I hate to say this but I wonder if that letter to Mr. President is a fake. How is it that all these letters are public knowledge? This could really defame her in a big way.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:19:02 +0000

Thank you, Kathleen, for your tireless efforts. I just finished reading the NAM letter you participated in drafting, now the impetus for a vote to stay the effective date of CPSIA Section 101(a)(2), due by Feb. 9. It is posted at http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia09/brief/stay101.pdf.
Fashion Incubator Association has a nice ring to it, I have to say.