NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL GENOCIDE

There was an "AMEND THE CPSIA" rally in Washington DC on Wednesday April 1 at the Capitol Visitor's Center. By all accounts, the rally was successful. There was plenty of media & plenty of attention in DC. Hopefully it got the attention of many in Congress, especially the fence-sitters.

Chairman Henry Waxman & Bobby Rush who sponsored the law still refuse to acknowledge the serious flaws in their law. Their DC office phone numbers are listed below. CALL THEIR OFFICES! TELL THEM TO AMEND THE LAW! REMIND THEM THAT THEY WORK FOR US!!

Amend The CPSIA Website - YouTube Videos, Information
http://www.amendthecpsia.com/

I couldn't attend the rally, with powwow season kicking off & our phone ringing day & night. This is our "holiday season" when I'm working 16 - 20 hrs a day 7 days a week. So I created this dress to send to the rally as an example of the products we create. The chart below shows the shocking disparity of retail price vs testing cost for one-of-a-kind items.

This dress would fit a 6 or 7 yr old girl, is made of powwow-friendly washable polyester gabardine with washable polyester satin used for the applique decoration. The neck binding is cotton bias tape, and the thread is cotton-covered polyester. The sleeve fringe is lightweight pigskin suede. Not a trace of lead or phthalates anywhere, but under the law we would still have to pay for testing (the testing requirement is on hold, but not compliance with the law).

I've listed the expected testing costs associated with this single dress that would be required to legally sell this child's dress in compliance with the current CPSIA law. This is a clear example of why we call this law Native American Cultural Genocide. Nobody in Indian Country can afford to spend $1820 for this six-year-old girl's cloth dress. Many children's regalia makers have already stopped making items, and many more will quit in August when ridiculous labeling & tracking requirements kick in. We would have to drop our fire insurance coverage to pay for recall insurance. Who do we even buy that from? Zurich? State Farm? Geico? Since we own part of AIG, maybe theyll give us a break on the recall insurance. Do ya think?

Retail Value: $ 130
Testing Cost: $ 1690

Testing Report $100
Red Polyester Base Fabric $ 75
Red Thread $ 75
Orange Polyester Satin $ 75
Orange Thread $ 75
Turquoise Polyester Satin $ 75
Turquoise Thread $ 75
Purple Polyester Satin $ 75
Purple Thread $ 75
Lime Polyester Satin $ 75
Lime Thread $ 75
Gold Polyester Satin $ 75
Gold Thread $ 75
Black Polyester Satin $ 75
Black Thread $ 75
Beige Polyester Satin $ 75
Beige Thread $ 75
Brown Polyester Satin $ 75
Brown Thread $ 75
Label $ 75
Cotton Bias Tape $75
Beige Pigskin Suede $ 75
Postage for testing $ 15

Total Testing Cost $1690

Congress Phone Number To Call - Demand They Amend the CPSIA

Here's the DC phone #'s for US Representatives & Senators who sit on the Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection Committee . CALL THEM & TELL THEM TO AMEND THE CPSIA!! STOP KILLING NATIVE CULTURE & SMALL BUSINESS! CALL THEM EVERY DAY!

Representatives
Henry Waxman, Chairman 202-225-3976
Bobby L. Rush, IL 202-225-4372
Jim Matheson, UT 202-225-3011
Jan Schakowsky, IL 202-225-2111
G. K. Butterfield, NC 202-225-3101
John P. Sarbanes, MD 202-225-4016
John Barrow, GA 202-225-2823
Betty Sutton, OH 202-225-3401
Doris O. Matsui, CA 202-225-7163
Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ 202-225-4671
Kathy Castor, FL 202-225-3376
Bart Gordon, TN 202-225-4231
Zachary T. Space, OH 202-226-6265
Bart Stupak, MI 202-225-4735
Bruce L. Braley, IA 202-225-2911
Gene Green, TX 202-225-1688
Diana DeGette, CO 202-225-4431
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX 202-225-3236
John D. Dingell, MI 202-225-4071
Anthony D. Weiner, NY 202-225-6616

Senators

Mark Pryor, AR 202-224-2353
John D. Rockefeller, IV, WV 202-224-5141
Daniel K. Inouye, HI 202-224-3934
Bill Nelson, FL 202-224-5274
Maria Cantwell, WA 202-224-3441
Frank R. Lautenberg, NJ 202-224-3224
Claire McCaskill, MO 202-224-6154
Amy Klobuchar, MN 202-224-3244
Olympia Snowe, ME 202-224-5344
David Vitter, LA 202-224-4623
John Thune, SD 202-224-2321
Roger Wicker, MS 202-224-6253

Consumer Product Safety Commission Officers

Chairman Nancy Nord 301-504-7901
Commissioner Thomas Hill Moore 301-504-7902
Executive Director Patsy Semple 301-504-7907