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Nancy Nord fights back against those calling for her resignation with an open letter posted to the CPSC's website. Go get 'em tiger. [CPSC]

5:35 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007, by Meg Marco, 0 views, 8 comments

Nord Stepping Down As CPSC Chair. Nancy Nord, the acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, will step down from that position on June 1, handing the lame duck throne to fellow commissioner Thomas Moore. Nord plans to remain a...

9:10 PM on Thu May 28 2009, 0 views, 2 comments

Washington Has Had Enough Of CPSC Chair Nancy Nord

It seems that more than a few people in Washington have had just about enough of Nancy Nord and her whole "No, don't make my agency regulate the industry its supposed to regulate" thing. Nancy has come out against currently proposed legislation...

11:49 AM on Wed Oct 31 2007, by Meg Marco, 0 views, 35 comments

CPSC Chair Thinks Senate Bill Would Overwhelm The Agency

Nancy Nord thinks a new Senate bill that would increase the budget and power of the CPSC would overwhelm the agency and "put the American people at greater risk," according to the Washington Post.

5:58 PM on Fri Oct 26 2007, by Meg Marco, 0 views, 13 comments

CPSC Boss: Toys "Are Safer Than They Have Ever Been"

Consumer Reports takes issue with some of the statements CPSC chairperson Nancy Nord said in a recent speech:

4:56 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008, by Meg Marco, 0 views, 16 comments

CPSC Head's Travel Paid For By Industry Groups

CPSC head Nancy Nord took scores of trips paid for lobbyists representing companies under her regulatory scope, Washington Post reports. The trips include $11,000 in "gift travel" to China, paid for by a fireworks company. The Toy Industry...

8:14 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 34 comments

CPSC Head To Washington Post: My Trips Paid For By Manufacturers Were Okay!

A letter to the editor by CPSC chairperson Nancy was published in the Washington Post today. She feels that the Washington Post misrepresented the nature of several trips she took, trips which were paid for in full or in part by companies under...

3:07 PM on Thu Nov 8 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 26 comments

CPSC Chair Rebuffs Calls For Resignation

Despite Democrats clamoring for her resignation, CPSC chair Nancy Nord says she's staying put. Nord is a shill-bag. She couldn't answer direct questions from Congress. She couldn't even say "yes" when they asked her if the CPSC needed more money....

4:33 PM on Thu Nov 1 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 12 comments

Consumers Union Asks Nancy Nord, CPSC To Do A Better Job Explaining These New Toy Testing Rules

In this letter (PDF) sent to CPSC chair Nancy Nord, and released to the public, Consumers Union and a bunch of other consumer interest groups ask the CPSC to please do its part to clear up all the confusion over the coming Toy Testing Apocalypse....

7:08 PM on Wed Jan 7 2009, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 55 comments

CPSC Head Nancy Nord Officially Thanks Congress For Consumer Product Safety Vote

Last week, the House of Representatives voted 407-to-0 to approve a consumer product safety bill that greatly increases the scope and power of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). We have given CPSC acting chairman Nancy Nord a lot of...

9:50 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 11 comments