South Carolina knows Tenenbaum as state superintendent of education from 1999 to 2007. Washington knows her as the Senate nominee who lost an open-seat race ...
Established: 1972
Address: 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-504-7908
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Functions: CPSC evaluates consumer products to protect the public from unreasonable injury. The commission develops voluntary standards with industry, enforces mandatory standards, obtains the recall of faulty products or arranges for their repair, and conducts research on potential product hazards.
