Stratton appears before House Commerce Committee.New CPSC CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission (US)CPSC Computer Science (course) CPSC Canadian Plastics Sector Council (Ottawa, ON, Canada) CPSC Chemical Processing Safety Committee Chairman Harold "Hal" Stratton was questioned about his agenda for the agency at a hearing conducted by the House Subcommittee sub·com·mit·tee n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee. subcommittee Noun on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection on September 4. On the job for only a few days, Stratton handled the subcommittee's questions mainly by explaining he was still studying the issues. In his opening statement, he highlighted his background as an attorney and a former Attorney General of New Mexico The New Mexico Attorney General's Office is overseen by the Attorney General (AG) of the State of New Mexico, an elected Executive Officer of the state. The AG is required to be a licensed attorney. The AG also serves as head of the New Mexico Department of Justice. . He assured the members of the subcommittee that companies failing to "disclose unreasonably dangerous products will find out that we take it seriously at CPSC." Also at the top of his list, he told the committee, was strengthening the Commission's consumer education and information outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. programs. With regard to recall rates, Stratton pledged to direct CPSC to develop new ways to get out CPSC's vital information more effectively. Finally, Stratton said he wanted to explore ways to enhance the commission's oversight
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