[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DAVID SCHMELTZER

 Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, today I rise to honor a truly 
outstanding, dedicated public servant--David Schmeltzer. Dave is 
retiring from the Federal Government after 35 years of service, 
including 25 years at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
where he is the Director of the Office of Compliance. Over the years I 
have been fortunate to have gotten to know Dave personally. A native 
New Yorker, he received a bachelor of arts degree from Long Island 
University in 1957. He attended Brooklyn Law School with my dear friend 
Larry Elovich, and became a member of the New York Bar after graduating 
in 1960. I want to wish Dave, his wife Louise, and their son Daniel and 
his family the best of luck on this happy occasion.
  David Schmeltzer has had a truly remarkable career in Federal 
service. I am unaware of anyone with Dave's experience and knowledge 
when it comes to product safety regulation and enforcement. At the U.S. 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, in addition to his current position 
as Director of the Office of Compliance, Dave has served as both Deputy 
General Counsel and Acting General Counsel. Before joining the 
Commission in 1973--at its inception, I should note--Dave served as the 
Assistant Chief Counsel for Enforcement and Administrative Law with the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He has also served as 
the Vice Chairman for the International Consumer Health and Safety 
Organization Symposium [ICPHSO] and is presently on ICPHSO's executive 
committee.
  While the list of Government positions Dave has held is quite 
impressive, it does not begin to measure his contributions in improving 
product safety for all Americans of all ages, from infants to our 
seniors. Dave has never been someone who has ducked the tough calls, 
and he has been willing to take the heat for doing so when many others 
would have run away. He has always been fair and balanced in exercising 
his judgment, a real straight shooter. The results speak for 
themselves. On behalf of those consumers who have been spared the pain 
of a loss or devastating injury to a child or other loved one, I want 
to thank Dave Schmeltzer for his years of service and wish him well in 
his future endeavors.

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