Anti-science, anti-environment, anti-consumer—Nancy Beck has a record that is antithetical to the core mission of the CPSC & makes her wholly unqualified to lead the agency. This week, I joined advocates & @ConsumerFed in sounding the alarm. Listen to their stories.
"Nancy Beck refuses to do her job & I cannot do my job as a wife & a mother. I cannot protect my family from further exposure to PFAS chemicals. I cannot prevent avoidable harms.” —Emily Donovan
“Nancy Beck has shown us exactly who she is over & over again. She is not somebody who is ever going to use her authority or power to protect people from toxic chemicals, from dangerous products, or from careless companies. That is not who Nancy Beck is.” —Jerry Ensminger
“Her record clearly show that when making decisions about hazardous chemicals industry interests outweigh the public’s health & safety... The silver lining here is that she will never be tied to Drew’s legacy, but Drew’s will most certainly be tied to hers.” —Brian Wynne
“6 yrs ago today I removed my son from life-support because of injuries resulting from a furniture tip over... Nancy Beck has a strong history of deregulation & ignoring risk assessment data… We need a champion for protecting consumers & standing up to companies.” —Crystal Ellis
“We have no confidence that she would act in the interest of protecting public health & safety… Her record of ignoring threats to vulnerable populations including children, women, workers, & indigenous populations is deeply concerning." —Pamela Miller
“[Tippable furniture] is a problem that has & continues to kill hundreds of children, my 22 mo. old son Ted being one of them, & injure thousands more... Would she find that a child dying every 2 wks from a tip over is sufficient risk for the CPSC to take action?” —Janet McGee
“As a scientist who has studied environmental threats for more than a decade, I can say with certainty that Dr. Nancy Beck is a bad choice... Her fringe scientific views & her alarming record on public health make her wholly unqualified for the job.” —Dr. Gretchen Goldman
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