Finally, Congress can agree on something

 

They’re fighting a totally partisan political battle over domestic oil production, immigration has fallen off the radar, and absolutely no progress is coming out of Washington these days.

But they finally found an issue they can agree on.

Congressional negotiators agreed yesterday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children’s products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts who have been clamoring for the government to remove harmful chemicals from toys.

Why did it take “clamoring” for these parents and health experts to get the government to act? Even this is not immediate relief. 

The ban, which would take effect in six months, would have significant implications for U.S. consumers, whose homes are filled with hundreds of plastic products designed for children that may be causing dangerous health effects.

Wasn’t this a no-brainer?

The rare action by Congress reflects a growing body of scientific research showing that children ingest the toxins by acts as simple as chewing on a rubber duck.

Note the word “rare”. Bi-partisan action in Congress has become extinct. It takes life-threatening toxins in rubber duckies to jolt them out of their political hurtle.