This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 426: Congressional Politics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Consumer Protection Agency
On Thursday the Senate voted to greatly increase the resources of the Consumer Protection Agency in response to multiple findings of tainted children's toys and pet foods this past year. Toys manufactured in China were recalled after they were discovered to contain dangerous amounts of lead paint. Moreover, the article describes many other incidents that lead to the need to increase the CPA's resources. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill and is now waiting for the House to do the same. If the bill passes both the House and Senate there is concern of a Presidential veto because it has not received backing from the White House, however, something needs to be done in this case because, "In November, shipments of the popular toy Aqua Dots were found to have been contaminated with a toxic chemical that turned into a powerful "date rape" drug if swallowed, causing some children who ate the craft toys to vomit and lose consciousness." It is rather ridiculous that something like this can pass any inspection, but crazier things have happened...
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