caller: i really like this ann marie buerkle. she used to be a rn. she get into this product safety group? guest: thank you, and thank you for your kind words. the science commissioners, when we are up to. to -- when we are up byl speed, we are pointed the president. i was appointed by president obama in 2013 as commissioner. president trump appointed me to be the chairman and permanent chair. it is the presidential appointee, and you have to be confirmed by the senate. we are waiting for confirmation. i wanted to give the people of my district a choice. there was no one running against the incumbent. i thought they should have a choice. all of the things important to iranspecially health care, on those. host: what year did you run? guest: 2010. it was the 25th congressional district commonalities the 24th post-redistricting. host: what did you do before? guest: i represented a large teaching hospital in upstate new york. i was a nurse before that. host: paul, good morning. i was wondering, as a manufacturer, a toy manufacturer, or any product, does

of the consumer product safety commission with the acting chair of that agency, ann marie buerkle. what is the mission of the cpsc, and what you try to account wish? guest: thank you for having me this morning. our agency is often described as a small agency with a large mission. we have a statute we enforce that was enacted in 1972 and moderned

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we speak to colin it -- connor acting chair of the consumer product safety commission ann marie buerkle♪ host: good morning. it is thursday, august 2, 2018. the house is on august recess and the senate adjourned with plans to convene on wednesday, august 15. we are with you for "washington journal." we will talk about defense spending, the midterms, and the consumer product safety commission, but we would again does we begin with open phones in our first half-hour. republicans can call in at (202) 748-8001.

of the consumer product safety commission with the acting chair of that agency, ann marie buerkle. what is the mission of the cpsc, and what you try to account wish? guest: thank you for having me this morning. our agency is often described as a small agency with a large mission. we have a statute we enforce that was enacted in 1972 and modernized in 2008 to protect the consumer from unreasonable risk of injury or death. that is essentially what we do through various methods. host: define unreasonable. guest: that is one for the books. that is often debated. when we look at a product, we see if this is for seeable misuse. is there something we expect the consumer to do? that this violent one of our statutes like with children's products, small parts and sharp edges?those are all highly regulated products what wouldk to see create a substantial product hazard. host: how many people work at the cpsc? guest: we only have about 550. for an agency that has jurisdiction over about 15,000 types of consumer products, that small army of people, engineers, scientists, compliance officers, al