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I would like to thank the Consumer Federation of America for inviting me to participate in this
panel discussion to present a consumer viewpoint on reforming the meat, poultry and egg …

House and Senate versions of the legislation. Therefore, one chamber might be required to
pass the other chamber's bill without addressing some of the substantive differences, such …

OTTAWA--A major overhaul of consumer protection laws announced yesterday will
introduce fines for people who put unsafe goods on store shelves and allow the government …

Responding to a wave of defective toys and other goods, the Senate approved a measure
on Thursday to overhaul the country's consumer product laws and strengthen the …

" The consumer's interest is the American interest." 1 This statement was made by President
Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 as he urged Congress to pass the Fair Packaging and Labeling …

President Obama's plan to create the Consumer Financial Protection Agency was rolled out
July 8 in HR 3126 (Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass). The proposal is a massive overhaul …

Two trends in federal regulation to protect consumers over the past decade are apparent.
First, regulatory control of market transactions plays an increasinglyimportant role in our …

C ONGRESS is engaged in efforts across a broad legislative front to provide the consumers
of America strengthened safeguards against abuses in the marketplace. We are pressing for …

Having grown up with Ralph Nader as the predominant and, at times, the only consumer
advocate for safety regulations, I find that this text provides a refreshingly different …