Chairman Henry A. Waxman released the following statement regarding the nominations of CPSC Chairman and Commissioner.

Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey, Chairman Emeritus John D. Dingell, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Congressman Jay Inslee, and Congressman Bart Stupak reached an agreement on a "Cash for Clunkers" program that will help the auto industry while cleaning our air. This agreement is based on H.R. 1550, introduced by Congresswoman Sutton, and H.R. 520, introduced by Congressman Inslee. 

Four House and Senate committee and subcommittee chairmen sent a letter to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board requesting an examination of whether Bayer CropScience's continued use of the highly toxic chemical, methyl isocyanate (MIC), can be justified in light of ongoing health and safety risks to company employees, emergency first responders, and the public.

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hold a legislative hearing on, "H.R­­. 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act and H.R. 1319, the Informed P2P User Act," on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.