Senate Poised to Reject Bush Safety Panel Pick
President Bush’s choice to oversee the Consumer Product Safety Commission has touched off an unexpectedly fierce Senate confirmation battle, with both sides predicting a committee will reject Mary Sheila Gall, despite the White House’s full-throated defense of the nominee.
Democrats opposing Gall point out that she voted against federal efforts to regulate baby walkers, baby bath seats and bunk beds, arguing that children’s injuries were largely because of parental misuse.
The White House and its Republican allies accuse Democrats of opposing Gall for reasons of partisanship, not policy.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has said he will not seek a full Senate vote if the committee rejects Gall.
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