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Article: White House sends Stratton's name to Capitol Hill.(Harold D. Stratton nominated for Consumer Product Safety Commission and other safety news)
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- CPSC Monitor
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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President Bush on March 13, 2002 formally submitted the name of Harold D. Stratton, former Attorney General of New Mexico, to be Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The White House had announced the intent to nominate Stratton on October 30, 2001 [1].
Stratton's nomination must be considered by the Senate Commerce Committee, which has been busily investigating allegations of corruption at the Enron Corporation. Since Congress is currently in recess, there is no word on when the committee will hold hearings.
There is some urgency in the matter, since CPSC can only act minus a quorum (its current condition with only two sitting ...