United States:
Trump Nominates Buerkle As Permanent CPSC Chair
16 August 2017
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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On July 24, 2017, the White House
announced President Trump's intent to nominate Ann Marie
Buerkle (R-NY) as the next Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) for a seven year term beginning October 27,
2018. She currently serves as a Commissioner at CPSC and as
Acting Chair.
As we recently reported, CPSC will likely see additional
changes in leadership this year as President Trump continues to
shift the Commission towards a Republican majority.
Because of the generality of this update, the information
provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should
not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular
situations.
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