To help my wife and several other small businesses who are the subject of the ridiculous interpretation of the new lead testing laws enacted last year, I wrote my two NC Senators. In short, the law passed to basically keep the Chinese from poisoning our kids with lead based paint on toys has been twisted to require testing of components of crafts, clothing, cribs, toys, bikes, etc for any product targeted at anyone under 12 years old. The law's enforcement date got pushed back, but the small business people who were lucky enough to get their products accepted by retail stores were greeted with their products being literally pulled off the shelves, getting shipped back, and being charged back for them. While Congress sits on their collective asses and discusses it, hundreds of thousands of small businesses, many of them home based, went under.
I got the expected bullshit letter from Burr's office, looking into it, blah, blah, blah, but the more disappointing letter came from Hagan's office. See below:
Kay Hagan seems to be more concerned about getting imbedded in Insider DC than carry the torch for those who elected her.
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