Don't let Bush veto our safety! ETA ACTION >>>>>>>>>>

[helderheid]

Congress is poised this week to pass the most significant product and toy safety legislation in a decade thanks to your emails, phone calls and hard work.

Unfortunately, our work isn’t done. Can you believe that President Bush has said he may veto the bill?

http://cu.convio.net/site/R?i=72ltSEumAgzpwK8VJhLx-g..">Tell the President to put American families’ safety first, and sign the bill into law.

After months of hard work, lawmakers have agreed to a strong, bipartisan bill that will help stop the flow of hazardous products and dangerous toys. The bill will:

* Ban lead in children’s products and toys
* Significantly increase funding and staff for safety inspections, including imports
* Give shoppers the latest information on problems and unsafe products
* Prohibit certain chemicals, called phthalates, in children’s products

Kids can ingest the chemical phthalate just by chewing on plastic toys, like rubber balls. It can remain in their system for life, and it’s been linked to serious health problems. The European Union and a dozen other countries already have similar bans.

But the Bush Administration doesn’t like the chemical ban and may veto the entire bill because of it! Industry has lobbied and spent big money to kill the ban. Media reports say the effort is led by Exxon-Mobil, which makes one type of the chemical.

http://cu.convio.net/site/R?i=72ltSEumAgzpwK8VJhLx-g..">Tell the President you’re watching what he’ll do! Tell him to stand up for us, not just industry.

And please forward this email to friends and family. They can let the President know that they want the best protections possible, too.

Sincerely,

Jean Halloran
NotInMyCart.org
A project of Consumers Union
101 Truman Ave.
Yonkers NY 10703

[Ian David]

1. What a fucking asshole. n/t

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2. Exxon-Mobil

Not a dime from me will THEY see! Fucking asshole is right - there is so much wrong with * and company.

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3. kick

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4. k

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5. kick