[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY COMMISSION: MOST SNOW BOARDING INJURIES RESULT 
                              FROM FALLING

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, those of us from the ski country, U.S.A. can 
rest a little easier right now because the U.S. Government is on the 
job. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission has just released a 
report which concludes that most snow boarding accidents result from 
falling.
  Wow. That is deep, Mr. Speaker. You put someone on a board, strap his 
feet to a board, put him on a slippery slope and let him go down the 
hill at 55 to 60 miles an hour and they might get hurt--but only if 
they fall.
  This Christmas, Anna in my office tore up both knees skiing, and we 
have no idea how it happened or what caused it. Absolutely no idea.
  Well, I am going to go back to her and I am going to tell her, 
``Anna, we figured it out, the Government helped. You hurt your knees 
because you fell.''
  Mr. Speaker, Americans are tired of Federal nursemaids wasting their 
money and insulting their intelligence. If I may quote my friend, Mr. 
Traficant, ``Unbelievable.''

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