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�The White House
Office of the First Lady
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2000
CONTACT:
LISSA MUSCATINE
ERIKA BATCHELLER
JENNIFER SMITH
202/456.,2960
The President and First Lady to/Host Millennium "Matinee" at the White House
"Exploration: Under the Sea, Beyond the Stars"
Monday, June 12,2000
2:30 p.m. EST
Washington, D.C. - On Monday, June 12,2000, the President and First Lady will host a
Millennium "Matinee" at the White House, the ninth event in the Millennium Evening series.
"Exploration: Underfhe Sea, Beyond the Stars" will explore the American quest for discovery into
the farthest reaches of sea and space, two of the remaining frontiers of expl,oration.
The program will feature two noted scientists, Dr. Marcia McNutt, pr~sident of the Monterey Bay
Aquarium and Research Institute in California, and Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson, director ofthe
Hayden Planetarium in New York. The presenters will discuss what we are learning from deep sea
and deep space research and what these fields have in common.
The Millennium Matinee will take place at 2:30 p.rn. EST in the East Room of the White House.
The audience will include local students, educators, scientists and other experts in space and sea
exploration. The program will be'cybercast live over the Internet and broadcast via satellite to
locations around the country. For information on organizing a downlink site, contact the White
House Millennium Council at www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/Millenniumievenings.html.
The public is encouraged to participate in the event's discussion bye-mailing questions or
comment~ prior to or during the cybercast.Questions should be sent to the White House
Millennium Council web site (listed above). The site will also serve as a link to the cybercast.
Millennium Evenings at the White House are a series of lectures and cultural prograp1s hosted by .
the President and First Lady that highlight the creativity and inventiveness of the American people
through ideas, art and scientific discoveries. These Evenings are paIi of the White House
Millennium Council's national efforts to commemorate the new millennium with activities that
reflect the theme "Honor the Past - Imagine the Future."
Millennium Evenings are co-sponsored by the White House Millennium Council and the National
Endowment for the Humanities with support from Sun Microsystems and the Howard Gilman
Foundation.
Note: Background information about the presenters is attached.
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�EVENT:
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
"Exploration: Under the Sea, .Beyond the Stars"
Monday, June 12,2000
2:30 p.rn. EST
The East Room
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Press Notes:
This event is open for correspondents and pooled for television and still cameras. Press who are not
credentialed by the White House should fax on company letterhead their full name, date of bilth,
and social security number to the First Lady's Press Office at 202-456-7805.
First Escort from White House Briefing Room for pre-set:
Final Escort from White House Briefing Room:
.
12:00 p.rn.
2:05 p.m.
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About the presenters:
Astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium
in New York City. A Harlem native, Dr. Tyson went to the Bronx High School of Science, earned a
B.A. in Physics from Harvard, and then his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Columbia University. His
special areas of interest are dwarf galaxies; exploding stars and the evolution of the Milky Way.
Tyson is a visiting professor at Princeton ~d author of Our Universd: At Home in the Cosmos. He
has published numerous scholarly articles and writes for popular science publications such as
Natural History.
Marcia McNutt is the president and chief executive officer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and
Research Institute in Moss Landing, California.. Born and raised in Minnesota, she graduated
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summa cum laude in physics from Colorado College. She then earned her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences
from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. She spent 15 years at MIT
researching and teaching in geophysics, and served as the director of the Joint Program in
Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering between MIT and the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution. Her research has focused on the physical properties of the earth beneath
the oceans.
�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2000
CONTACT:
LISSA MUSCATINE
ERIKA BATCHELLER
JENNIFER SMITH
202·A56-2960
FIRST LADY IDLLARY RODHAM CLINTON MEETS WITH WOMEN LEADERS
FROM RUSSIA AND THE BALTICS
PHOTO RELEASE
Washington, D.c. - Attached isa photo of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with women
leaders from Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuani,a in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the
White House. Mrs. Clinton late yesterday honored the women for their leadership in advancing
democracy in their home countries. The women are in Washington, D.c. May 20-26 for a Vital
Voices Leadership, Advocacy and Communications Training Seminar.
Pictured in the photo (from left to right) are: Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff to the First Lady;·
Conrad Tribble, US. Department of State; Alyse Nelson, Vital Voices; Christina Gross, US.
Department of State; Elena Fomina, St. Petersburg, Russia; Antonella Pianalto; Podesta. com;
Ligita Zandoska, Riga, Latvia; Reet Valing, Tallinn, Estonia; Eleonora Maisaka, Bauska, Latvia;
Inese Kikufe, Riga, Latvia; First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton; Tatyana Vinogradova, St.
Petersburg, Russia; Irina Stelmach, Tallinn, Estonia; Ugne Sipariene, Villinius, Lithuania; Eliza
McCoy, intem;Laima Mogeniene, Villinius, Lithuania; Nataliya Kamentskaya, Moscow, Russia;
Virginija Vaicekoniene, Villinius, Lithuania; Merle Krigul, Tallinn, Estonia; and Theresa Loar,
Vital Voices.
About the Vital Voices Trai,ning Seminar
. The week-long training program is part of the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative, a public-private
partnership dedicated to advancing the political and economic progress of women in emerging
democracies. The seminar, a follow-up to the Vital Voices Conference in Iceland last fall, will
be hosted by President Clinton's Interagency Council on Women and the.US. State Department I
in conjunction with Podesta. com and other private partners.
Highlights of the program include:
• Training sessions in the areas ofleadership, message development, communications,
.coalition building, the Internet and issue advocacy.
• Discussions with top Administration officials, members of Congress, leading journalists,
high-level policy makers, business leaders, NGO advocates, media consultants, and
technology experts:
For more information about the Vital Voices Initiative, contact Theresa Loar at 202-647-5440.
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�Penalties for Failure to Report 1996-2000
Over the past 5 years, CPSC has fined 21 finns for failing to report nearly" 360 injuries and four
deaths associated with hazardous products.
Firm
Penalty
Injuries (before report)
Hazard
2000
Black & Decker toasters
$575,000
flIe
73 firesl2 injuries
Baby's Dream cribs
$200,000
fingertip
amputations
9 amputations/crushed fmgers
Hasbro infant carriers
$400,000
skull fracture
8, 7 were skull fractures
Lancaster CoL candles
$150,000
flIes and burns
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142 flare ups, 20 burns, 55 property dam
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1999
Carter Bros. go-karts
$125,000
death
1 death, 1 skull fracture
Shimano bicycle cranks
$150,000
fractures and
lacerations
630 failures, 22 including
fractures and lacerations
Central Sprinkler fire sprinklers
$1.3 million paid
into a trust
burns
17 flIes, 4 injuries
1998
Binky Griptight pacifiers
$150,000
suffocation
no injuries
Century Products cribs and
strollers
$225,000
$166,000
suffocation
impact injury
1 death
29 injuries
COA Inc.cribs
$300,000
suffocation
no injuries
$175,000
suffocation
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Safety First bed rails
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25 injuries
_____________________________________________________ _
1997
Brinkmann smokers and
" fryers
$175,000
lacerations, flIe
1 death, many lesser injuries
CSA Inc. exercisers
$100,000
impact injury
52 incidents, many injuries
Hartman hair dryers
$60,000
fire
no injuries
Nutone stereos
$110,000
fire
12 flIes, no injuries
Toro riding mowers
$250,000
impact injury
31 incidents. some serious injuries
1996
JBI Inc. playground
equipment
$225,000
protruding
hardware
70 injuries including 40 fractures
Singer Sewing juicers
$120,000 "
flying parts
19 incidents, 10 injuries
National Media juicers
$150,000
flying parts
9 injuries
$50,000
metal pad
70 injured/fractured
, Taito America arcade games
wrists/arms'
�Cosco toddler bed guardrails
$725,000
strangulation
25 entrapments, I death
�News
from
CPSC
u.s. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washi
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2000
Release # 00-108
CPSC Contact: Russ Rader
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1166
White House Proposes Legislation to Expand CPSC's Authority to Crack,
Down on Firbs Not Reporting Dangerous Products
.
WASlllNGTON, D.C. - First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton joined U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) Chailman Ann Brown today to announce legislation to help expand
CPSC's authority to crack down on firms that are not reporting defective products to the agency.
CPSC conducts 200 to 300 product recalls each year, yet half of the most serious product
hazards are discovered by CPSC investigators - not reported by the companies as required by
law.
The following proposals were announced today at a White House news' conference:
Eliminate the $1.65 million cap on the maximum fine that CPSC can impose on a
company that fails to report a serious product hazard.
Increase the penalty for serious criminal violations of product safety laws from
misdemeanors to felonies, and eliminate the requirement that the agency give prior
notice to the company that is criminally violating the law. , .
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Give CPSC more authority over company remedies for product recalls.
CPSC also is launching partnerships with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the
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American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Women's Association, the
American Nurses Association, the Emergency Nurses Association and other health care
organizations to help find products that have the potential to cause death or serious injury,
especially to children. This new product injury reporting network will provide even more
sources of product injury data. CPSC currently collects information from a wide variety of
sources, including hospital emergency rooms, fire investigators, news reports and coroners. The
new network will expand its reach even further.
"Today, we're giving parents more confidence that the strollers, toys and other products
they buy will help - not hurt - their children," said First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"The combination of this increased enforcement capability and higher civil and criminal
penalties for not reporting would provide a strong deterrent against companies failing to notify
CPSC about dangerous products," said CPSC Chairman Ann Brown.
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When companies ignore the law, dangerous products can stay on store shelves, putting
consumers at risk. CPSC has to do its own detective work to find out about the problem products
and seek recalls. Increasing CPSC's authority and expanding its product injury reporting network
will mean that dangerous products are recalled faster. This will prevent injuries and save lives.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death trom 15,000 types of
consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800)
638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638'8270, or visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.htm1. For information on CPSC's
tilx-on-demand service, call the.above numbers or visit the web site at (http://cpsc.gov/aboutlwho.htm1.'. To order a press release through
fax-on-demand,call (301) 504-0051 trom the handset of your tax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.Toestablishalinkfromyourwebsiteto.this press release on CPSC's web site, .
create a link to the following address: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtmI00/00108.htm1. #### " ~'.
Receive Press Releases by Email: To subscribe to this convenient service, send an email
containing your full name, position, organization, mailing address, email address, phone number
and fax number to: kdulic@cpsc.gov.
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�TO THE CONGRESS' OF THE, UNITED STATES:
'I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and prompt enactment the
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"Consumer Product Safety Commission EIlhanced Enforcemet;lt Act of 2000." This legislative
proposal would increase the penalties that the Con~umer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
could impose upon manufacturers, distributors, '¥ld retailers of consumer products who do not
inform the Commission when the, company has reason to believe it has sold a product that does
not meet federal safety standards or could otherwise create a substantial product hazard. The
'proposal would also improve product recalls by enabling the Commission to choose an
alternative remedy in a recall if the Commission finds that the remedy selected by the
manufacturer is not in the public interest.
,
Under current consumer product safety laws, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers 'of
consumer products are required to inform the CPSC whenever they have information that one of
their products: (1) fails to comply with a CPSC product safety standard; (2) contains a defect
that could create a substantial product hazard; or (3) creates an unreasonable risk of serious
injury or death, After a company reports this information to the CPSC, the Commission staff
initiates an investigation in cooperatiOli with the firm, If the agency concludes that the product
presents a substantial product hazard and that a recall is in the public interest, the staff works
'with the company to conduct a product safetyrecall. Of course, the sooner the Commission
hears about a dangerous product, the sooner the ,agency can act to remove the product from store
shelves and inform consumers about how to eliminate the hazard. That is why it is critical that
companies inform the Commission as soon as they are aware that one' of their products may
present a serious hazard to the public.
Unfortunately, in about half the cases involving the most significant haJ;:ards where the
product can cause death or serious injury companies do not report to the Commission. In t1'!o~e
cases, the, agency must get the information from other sources, including its own investigators,
consumers, or tragically, from hospital emergency room reports or death certificates. Sometimes
years can pass before the agency learns of the product hazard, even though the company has
known all along. During that time, deaths and injuries continue to occur. Once the agency
becomes aware of the hazard without the cooperation of the firm, many companies continue to
be recalcitrant, and the staff must conduct its own independent investigation. This often includes
finding ,and investigating product incidents and conducting extensive laboratory testing. This
process can take a very long time, which means that the most dangerous products continue to
stay on store shelves and in consumers' homes longer, plaCing children and families at
continuing risk.
CPSC can assess civil penalties against companies who fail to report a dangerous
product. Criminal penalties are also available in particularly serious cases. In fact, in 1999 the
, agency assessed ten times the amount of civil penalties assessed ten years ago. But, too many
companies still do not report, especially in cases involving serious harm.
�This legislative proposal would enhance CPSC's· civil and criminal enforcement
authority. This would provide an added incentive for companies to comply with the law so that
we can get dangerous products out of stores and consumers' home·s faster.
The legislative ·proposal would also help to make some product recalls more effective by .
allowing the CPSC to choose an alternative remedy if the Commission finds that the remedy
chosen by the manufacturer is not in the public interest. Under current law, a ~ompany with a
defective product that is being recalled has the right to select the remedy to be offered to the
. public. The proposal would continue to permit the company to select the remedy in a product
recall. However, under the amendment, the Commission may deterniine (after an opportunity
for a hearing) that the remedy selected by the company is not in the public interest. The
Commission may then order the company to carry out an alternative program that is in the public
interest.
. The Consumer Product Safety Commission helps to keep America's children and
families safe. This legislative proposal would help the Commission be even more effective in
protecting the public from dangerous products. I urge the Congress to give this· legislation
prompt and favorable consideration.
�Statement of
U.S. Representative Edward 1. Markey (D-MA)
Ranking Democrat, House Subcommittee on
TelecomInunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection
May 12,2000
Proposals to Improve CPSC Enforcen1ent Powers
I want to commend the Clinton-Gore Administration, and in particular First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton, for spearheading efforts to improve consumer product safety
and for the series of proposals outlined today.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has a long history of
safeguarding the public, and particularly children, from commercial products that cause
harm or threaten safety. CPSC Chair Ann Brown has done an excellent job in leading
this agency and protecting the public.
Increasingly, it has become apparent that many corporations have obtained
knowledge that their products have caused serious injury to children and have not taken
steps to contact owners of these products or informed the government.
How can consumers protect themselves from hazards if they are kept in the dark
by a manufacturer? The answer is they can't. Failure to disclose safety problems has
consequences because the delay in consumer notification has led in some instances to
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very senous lllJury.
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I believe it is important to strengthen CPSC enforcement powers to combat this
problem. Enhancing the CPSC's ability to order companies to effectively remedy
defective products and recall such products from the marketplace is a timely proposal. I
also believe that eliminating the capon civil penalties for knowing violations of .
consumer product safety laws and increasing the penalties for criminal violations would
help to deter companies in the future fi'om concealing their knowledge of potentially
lethal product flaws from consumers and regulators.
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�"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT
ACT OF 2000"
FACT SHEET
The President today transmitted to the Congress the "Consumer Product Safety
Commission Enhanced Enforcement Act of2000." The legislation would increase the civil and
criminal penalties that the CPSC can impose upon firms that do not infOlm the Commission
when they have sold a product that could pose a substantial hazard to consumers. The legislation
would also help make some product recalls more effective.
I
Eliminate the cap.on civil penalties for violations of product safety laws.
I
Under current law, the CPSC cannot assess more than $1,650,000 for a related series of
violations against a company that knowingly violates consumer product safety laws. The
legislation would eliminate this maximum civil penalty. Many of the cases in which the
Commission seeks civil penalties involve very large corporations that can easily absorb a $1.65
million fil1e. More substantial civil penalties would provide a needed incentive for those
companies to notify CPSC of defective products so that the agency can take timely action to .
protect consumers. Other agencies have civil penalty authority with no "cap" on the amount of
the penalty for a related series of violations, including the Federal Trade Commission.
Increase the penalty for a "knowing and willful" crlminal violation of product safety laws
from a misdemeanor to a felony and eliminate the requirement that the agency give notice
to the company that is criminally violating the law.
The legislation would increase the potential climinal penalties for a "knowing and
willful" violation of consumer product safety laws from a misdemeanor (up to one year in
prison) to a felony (up to three years in prison). It would also increase the maximum monetary
criminal penalty in accordance with existing criminal laws, These heightened penalties are
commensurate with the seriousness of product safety violations, which can result in death or
serious injury to children and families. Other agencies have authority to seek substantial
(felony) criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations of safety requirements, including (
the Food and Thug Administration for prescription drug marketing violations and the
Department of Transportation for the transportation of hazardous materials.
The legislation would also eliminate the requirement that the Commission giv'e notice of
noncompliance before seeking a criminal penalty for a violation of the Consumer. Product Safety
Act. The notice requirement makes it all but impossible to pursue a criminal penalty for
violations of the Act, even in the most serious cases. The threat of a criminal felony prosecution
would create an additional strong incentive for companies to report product defects to the
Commission.
�Give CPSC the authority to overrule the remedy chosen by a manufacturer for fixing a
defective product in a product recall when the Commission determines that an alternative
would be in the public interest.
I
Under current law, a company with a defective product that is being recalled has the right
to select the remedy to be offered to the public. The company can choose repair, replacement, or
refund "less a reasonable allowance for use."
The legislation would continue to permit the company to select the remedy in a product
recall. However, the legislation would allow the Commission to determine (after an opportunity
for a hearing) that the remedy selected by the company is not in the public interest. The
Commission may then order the company to cany out an alternative program that is in the public
interest.
Sometimes companies choose a remedy in a recall that does not fuliher public safety.
For example, if a manufacturer chooses to refund "less a reasonable allowance for use" the
purchase price of a product that has been on the market for a long time, the amount due
consumers may be so small that there is no incentive for the consumer to take advantage of the
recall. This is especially tme where the hazardous product is still useful to the consumer and the
cost of replacement is substantial. Companies may choose an insubstantial refund even though.
people have been at risk for a number of years, thousands of products are still in use, and injuries
. are continuing to occur. In this example, a refund would do little, if anything, to stop consumers
from using the dangerous product and the public interest would not be served.
�Penalties for Failure to Report 1996-2000
Over the past 5 years,CPSC has fined 21 firms for failing to report nearly 360 injuries and four deaths
associated with hazardous products:
Firm
Penalty
Hazard
Injuries (before report)
2000
& Decker toasters
$575,000
fire
73 fires/2 injuries
Baby's Dream cribs
$200,000
fmgertip
anwutatioris
9 amptltations/crushed fingers
Hasbro infant carriers
$400,000
skull fracture
8, 7 were skull fractures '
Lancaster Col. candles,
$150,000
fires and bums
142 flare ups, 20 burus, 55 property damage
1999,
Carter Bros. go-karts'
$125,000
death
1 death, 1 skull fracture
Shimano bicycle cranks
'$150,000
fractures and "
lacerations
630 failures, 22 including
fractures and lacerations
Central Sprinkler fue sprinklers
$1.3 million paid
into a trust
,bums
17 ftres, 4 injuries
1998
Binky Griptight pacifiers
$150,000
suffocation
no.mJunes
Century Products cribs and
$225,000
$166,000
suffocation
impact injury
1 death
29 injuries
$300,000
suffocation
no mJunes
$175,000
suffocation
25 injuries
Safety First bed rails
1997
Brinkmann smokers and
fryers
$175,000
lacerations, fire
1 death, many lesser injuries
'CSA Inc. exercisers
$100,000
impact injury
52 incidents, many injuries
Hartman hair dryers
$60,000
fire
no injuries
Nutone stereos
$110,000
fire
12 fires, no injuries
Toro riding mowers
$250,000
impact injury
3.1 incidents. some serious injuries
1996
JBI Inc. playground
equipment
$225,000
protruding
hardware
70 injuries including 40 fractures
Singer Sewing juicers
$120,000
flying parts
19 incidents, 10 injuries
Media juicers
$150;000
flying parts
9 injuries
$50,000
metal pad
70 injured/fractured wrists/arms
$725,000
strangulation
25 entrapments, I death
Cosco toddler bed guardrails
�WHITE HOUSE CHILD SAFETY EVENT
ROOSEVELT ROOM
MAY 12, 2000
SPEAKERS
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ann Brown, chainnan of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Comlnission (CPSC)
. Brittany Cipriotti, parent, Manassas, Virginia
Dr. Marilyn Bull, chainnan of the American Academy of Pediatrics CoIl111littee on
Injury and Poison Prevention
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Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., chainnan of the School Health Safety Caucus
�FOR IMNIEDIATE RELEASE
May 12,2000
CONTACT:
LISSA MUSCATINE
ERIKA BATCHELLER
JENNIFER SMITH
202/456-2960
. FIRST LADY IDLLARY ROD HAM CLINTON ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO
IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
May 12,2000
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton today will announce new Administration efforts to improve
the safety of consumer products, particularly those that may be hannful to children. The First
Lady, joined by Ann Brown, chainnan of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), and a broad range of health professionals and consumer advocates, will unveil
legislation to strengthen the penalty authority of the CPSC, and announce a public-private
campaign to·heIp the CPSC identify dangerous products.
This proposal is in response to recent reports of manufacturers repeatedly failing to warn the
government promptly about defective produc;ts that have injured children, as required by
. consum~r product safety laws. In the last five years alone, the CPSC has assessed penalties
against 21 companies for failing to report serious defects. The products - including cribs, infant
carriers, toys, and h6useholdproducts '- caused hundreds of injuries, ranging from bums to
fractures, and in some cases death. For example, the CPSC recently assessed a $400,000 penalty
against a major manufacturer for failing to immediately report serious injuries caused by a
defective handle lock on an infant caIner. The manufacturer received 9 complaints of injury
seven of which had resulted in skull fractures - before reporting the problem ~o the CPSc. .Many
of these injuries could have been avoided if hazards had been promptly reported to .the CPSc.
STRENGTHENING CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY LAWS
The First Lady will highlight a legislative proposal, sent to Congress today by the President, that
calls for tougher penalties against companies that fail to promptly report dangerous product
defects. The bill also would take steps to make product recalls more effective. Specifically, the
legislation would: 1) lift the.overall cap on civil penalties assessed by the CPSC; 2) make
criminal violations of consumer product safety laws a felony instead of a misdemeanor; and 3)
give the CPSC the authority to ovelTule the recall remedy proposed by a company if it is not in
the public interest.
. Increased civil and criminal penalties will provide a stronger incentive for companies to
promptly notify the CPSC of product flaws so the agency can take timely action to protect
consumers. Tougher penalties also will be more commensurate with the impact of product safety
violations, which can result in death' or serious injury to children.
�CAMP AIGN TO INCREASE REPORTING OF DANGEROUS PRODUCTS THAT
HARM CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
The First Lady will also announce immediate efforts to protect the health arid safety of children
and families by increasing reporting of unsafe products to the CPSC. Unfortunately, in about-half
.the cases involving the most significant hazards - where the produc·t causes death or serious
injury -- companies have not reported the problem to the CPSC. As a result, the agency relies
heavily on consilmer complaints to uncover information about dangerous defects.
The First Lady will launch a partnership between the CPSC and health care providers around the
. country to identify products that are harming consumers, especially children. A broad range of
health care professionals - the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Women's Association, the American Nurses
Association, and the Emergency Nurses Association - will conduct a national campaign to
encourage their member health providers to report injury-causing products to the CPSC. In
addition, the National Safe Kjds Campaign, an organization devoted to preventing childhood
injuries, will activate its state and local coalition members to visit the places product recalls often
don't reach - thrift shops, day care centers, schools, and hotels - to identify hazardous products
still in use.
THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S COMMITMENT TO CONSUMER PRODUCT
SAFETY
The Clinton Administration has strongly supported the work of the CPSC and its mission to
protect the health and safety of our nation's children and families. Since the President first took
office in 1993, the CPSC's budget has increased 24 percent. In addition, the First Lady has had a
longstanding interest in children's well being and has pmticipated in several CPSC initiatives to
improve the safety of children's:products. In 1995, she helped launch the CPSC's "Baby Safety
Showers" initiative, which educates expecting and new parents on baby safety. Last year, she
kicked off a national campaign to alert parents and caregivers to safety hazards inchild cm'e
settings.
�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11,2000
CONTACT:
LISSA MUSCATINE
ERIKA BATCHELLER
JENNIFER SMITH
202/456-2960
PRESS SCHEDULE OF FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLlNTON FOR
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2000
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Friday, May 12,2000, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will host
an event to unveil new Administration proposals to improve the safety of children's products.
Mrs. Clinton, joined by Ann Brown, chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, will highlight new efforts to increase reporting of defective products that have
injured children. Other participants will include consumer advocates and health professionals.
EVENT:
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
Child Safety Event
Friday, May 12,2000
11:15 a.m.
Roosevelt Room
The White House
Washington, DC
Press Notes:
Due to space limitations, this event is pool press for still photographers and television cameras.
(Pool is comprised of wire photogs., one network pool camera and one independent pool camera)
Open press for correspondents. Stakeout with participants to follow event.
First Escort from White House Briefing Room for pre-set:
Final Escort from White House Briefing Room:
10:30 a.m.
11 :05 a.m.
The CPSC will provide a tape ofb-roll with demonstrations of defective children's products.
Beta copies will be available Fliday in the lower press office on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Credentialing Information:
Press who are not credentialed by the White House should fax on company letterhead their full
name, date of birth, and social security number to the First Lady's Press Office at 202-456-7805.
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�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
. MAY 8, 2000
CONTACT:
JENNIFER SMITH
ERIKA BATCHELLER
202-456-2960
WIDTE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL GIFT BAGS AVAILABLE
TO ATTENDEES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THEM EASTER MONDAY
Washington, D.C. -- Due to delivery problems, children exiting the White House Easter Egg Roll
after 1 p.m. on Monday, April 24, did not receive souvenir gift packages. The White House
Visitors Office has located a number of the packages, and has made arrangements for those
children who did not receive a package at the Egg Roll to pick them up.
Anyone with an entry ticket for 11 a.m. or later may present the ticket (no photocopies) at the
East Appointments Gate on East Executive Avenue (near Pennsylvania A venue) on Wednesday,
May 10, Thursday, May 11, or Friday, May 12 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and on
Thursday, May 11 between 4 p.rn.and 6 p.rn. Gift packages will be distributed one per family,
while supplies last.
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�THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION:
WORKING TO HELP FAMILIES RAISE RESPONSIBLE TEENAGERS
May 2, 2000
" 's very important that we recognize that the, United States has done a great job at creatingjobs, but we still give
less support to the responsibility ofbalancilig work and family than virtually every other industrialized country
world. And it is very important to do that. "
President Bill Clinton
May 2,2000
Today, at the White House, President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clintmhosted the first-ever White Hous(
Conference on Teenagers. The conference included parents, teens, policy makers, and other experts who discussed the importan e
of the teenage years in the social and intellectual development of children, and offered strategies for raising responsible a d
resourceful youth. The President and the First Lady released a new report outlining trends among teenagers, and announced seve al
new steps the Adniinistration is taking to support America's teens, including im Executive Order barring discrimination agai st
parents in the federal workplace.
SUPPORTING AMERICA'S TEENS. At today's conference, participants highlighted ways in which parents, schools, businesses,
the media and others in the larger community can support children during the critical teenage years. The conference included the
following:
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• The President released a new report by his Council of Economic Advisers which outlines positive trends as well as challenges
for today's teenagers. The report concludes that teens whose parents are involved in their lives are more likely to excel in
, school and avoid risky behavior.
• A YMCA poll commissioned for the conference showed that parents are worried about outside influences on their teenagers,
while teenagers are concerned about not having enough time with their parents and education.
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The First Lady highlighted research by the National Institute of Mental Health which indicates that the cognitive portion of
the brain goes through a second wave of development just before puberty, suggesting that early adolescence is a critical time
of development.
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• .The President signed an Executive Order barring discrimination against parents in the federal workplace in all aspects of
employment, including recruitment, referral, hiring, promotions, discharge, and training.
• The President and the First Lady renewed their call for Congress to pass an expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act
that would allow eligible workers an additional 24 hours ofleave to meet family responsibilities. .
• The President and the First Lady announced several steps to help parents and teens spend more time together:
~ "Time with Your Teens," a new public education campaign to raise awareness about the importance of parent-teen time,
including family mealtime; .
~ Efforts by the Office of Personnel Management to raise awareness in the federal workplace of family-friendly tools such
as flexible work schedules, job sharing, and the use ofleave in order to make family time a priority;
~ A public-private task force to help parents and teens find resources through the media and to help parents monitor their
teens' use of the media;
~ A j oint effort between the federal govemment and a coalition of prevention campaigns to provide tips for parents on how
to best nurture and raise their children to avoid risky behaviors, including drug, alcohol and tobacco use, sex, and violence;
.~ A new web site for teenagers -www.americasteens.gov - where teens can find information to help them do their
homework, pursue a hobby, or choose a career; and
~ A guide by the Department of Health and Human Services to help improve communications between teenagers and their
. parents and other caring adults.
�WIDTE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TEENAGERS:
RAISING RESPONsmLE AND RESOURCEFUL YOUTH
. May 2, 2000
MORNING SESSION
10: 15 a.m:
Following opening video, President and Mrs. Clinton make remarks and
introduce keynote speaker, Ben Casey of the Dallas YMCA. President
departs following keynote's remarks.
The East Room
10:45 a.m.
Mrs. Clinton moderates Panel I:
Who are Today's Teens and What Do They Need?
The East Room
Speakers:
Dr. Jacqueline Eccles, University of Michigan; Dr. Jay Giedd, National Institute
for Mental Health; Dr. Angela Diaz, Mt. Sinai Center on Adolescence; Karen
Pittman, International Youth Foundation; Emily McDonald, teen involved in "
community service, Clarkrange, Tenn.; actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman,
After School Alliance.
11 :25
Mrs. Clinton moderates Panel IT:
What Parents and Communities Can Do to Raise Successful Teens
The East Room
Speakers:
Laura Sessions Stepp, author, Our Last Best Shot; Edd and Edwin Speaker, father
and teen son, Los Angeles; Dr. Robert Blum, University of Minnesota; Ellen
Galinsky, Families and Work Institute; Bob Davis, Lycos, Inc.; Susan Bales ,
Frameworks Institute; Geoff Canada, author, Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun; Jay Engelin,
1999 Principal of the Year; Dr. Katherine Newman, Harvard University; Rev. Jeff
Brown, Ten Points Coalition; Gabriella Contreras, teen activist, Tucson, Arizona.
12:30 p.rn.
Morning Session concludes
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�Moderators: Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA)
Panelists:
Jeffery L. Brown, Ten Point Coalition
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LaToya Gardner, Maplewood Comprehensive High School, NaShville, TN
KennethL.Gladish, YMCA of the USA
. Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Stanford University
Katherine Newman, Harvard University
. Breakout 51 Eisenhower Executive Office Building 476
Closing the Gap: How can we provide positive opportunities for all teenagers?
Moderators: Secretary Alexis.Herman, U.S. Department of Labor
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX),
Panelists:
Peter L. Benson, Search Institute
Talmira L. Hill, Annie E. Casey Foundation'
Lan"Ahn Phan, Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.c. .
accompanied by Sandra Hoa Dang, Asian American LEAD
Dorothy Stoneman, Executive Director, YouthBuild USA
accompanied by Ameir Ramadan, Y outhbuild USA
Kathleen Sylvester, Social Policy Action Network (SPAN)
Breakout 61 Eisenhower Executive Office Building 472
Youth as Resources: Can teenagers be resources in their own development and for their
peers?
. Moderators: Harris Wofford, CEO, Corporation for National Service
Member of Congress
Panelists:
. Kathleen Lee, Turner Middle School; Philadelphia, PA
Michael Preston, Gila RiverYouth Council
Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University·
Nicole Salinas, Antonian High School, San Antonio, TX
Andrew Shue, Do Something
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Gary Walker, Public Private Ventures
Breakout 7/The Roosevelt Room.
A Healthy Start: How can we help teenagers stay healthy?
Moderators: , Secretary Donna Shalala, HS. Department of Health & Human Services
Rep. Sheilalackson Lee (D-TX)
, Panelists:'
Sarah S. Brown, Th~ Natio~al Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Brandi Chapple, Trinity College, Washington, D.C.
�Harold S. Koplewicz, NYU Child Study Center
Carole Morris, Mt. Vernon Neighborhood Health Center
Michael D. Resnick, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
�White House Conference on Teenagers
Break-Out Sessions
May 2,2000
Breakout 11 The Jackson Room in the White House Conference Center
Family Time~ What can we do to make it easier for parents and teenagers to spend time
together?
Moderators:
Director Janice LaChance, Office of Personnel Management
Member of Congress
Panelists:
Stanley 1. Botts, Bell Atlantic..
Ken R. Canfield, National Center for Fathering
The Malone Family (Donnie & Fonda)
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University
Amy Swisher, First Day Foundation
. Breakout 21 The Eisenhower Room in the White House Conference Center
The New Media: How is the information age shaping youth today?
Moderators: Deputy Director Donald Vereen, Office ofNational Drug Control Policy
Member of Congress
Panelists:
Zoe Baird, Markle Foundation
Jim Browne, GetNetWise.org
Robert 1. Davis, Lycos, Inc.
Judith A. McHale, Discovery Communications, Inc.
Kathryn C. Montgomery, Center for Media Education
Justin Newland, ;National Campaign Against Youth Violence
Breakout 31 The Truman Room in the White House Conference Center
Education: How can we build school climates that work for teenagers?
Moderators: Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education
Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Panelists:
Sarah Austin, Decatur High School, Atlanta, GA
Gene Bottoms, Southern Regional Education Board
Jay Engeln, MetLifelNASSP National Principal of the Year
Susan Gaddy Greene, IS. 218, New York City
Larry Hurt, 1999 Indiana Teacher of the Year
. Robert S. Rivera, Project GRAD
Breakout 41 The Lincoln Room in the White House Conference Center
The Village: How can the community better support parents and teenagers?
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