The Capitol Steps : Consumer Protection in a Global Era

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The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom ("Don't quit your day job!"), and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience.

Consumer Protection in a Global Era

Global trade and commerce is far ahead of our government's ability and willingness to ensure consumer safety. Is it a campaign issue? No. China has once again made headlines with its bold approach to cutting corners on exports. Already China leads in providing tainted pet food, hazardous toothpaste, and poisonous toys. Last week, we learned that contaminated heparin, a blood thinner, is suspected in dozens of deaths in 11 countries.

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Published Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:01 AM by The Capitol Steps

Filed under: capsteps, china, consumers

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