"They have not received return affirmative confirmation that CPSC staff will not post such false claims in the database. CPSC staffers have indicated they may not possess the resources to adequately scrub the database to avoid posting upon such notification," the letter continued.
Rep. Michael Pompeo (R-Kan.) submitted legislation to the House that would block the commission from spending any money on the database. The House passed the legislation as part of the budget package on February 18, which is now awaiting approval from the Senate. The Senate released a different version of the budget package, which restored the funding, on March 4.
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