In 2009, Mattel's Fisher-Price started selling the Rock and Play Sleeper, a recklessly designed baby bed. During the ten years that it was sold to parents around the world, dozens of babies died and thousands were injured due to the design of the Rock and Play Sleeper. In this episode, learn the results of a congressional investigation into how the Rock and Play Sleeper was invented, why Mattel and Fisher-Price refused to recall their their dangerous but profitable product, what the government did - or didn't do - about it, and why we desperately need Congress to change to our product safety laws as soon as possible. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD231: Lights Out: What Happened in Texas? CD224: Social Media Censorship Bills H.R.3716 - To require agencies to analyze how certain rules impact children, and for other purposes. June 4, 2021 Articles/Documents Article: Capitol riot arrests: See who's been charged across the U.S. by Dinah Pulver, Rachel Axon, Josh Salman, Katie Wedell and Erin Mansfield, USA Today, June 22, 2021 Article: 532 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far. This searchable table shows them all. by Madison Hall , Skye Gould, Rebecca Harrington, Jacob Shamsian, Azmi Haroun, and Taylor Ardrey, Insider, June 22, 2021 Article: Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy by Alanna Durkin Richer, az central, June 10, 2021 Document: Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n Play Reveals Dangerous Flaws in U.S. Product Safety by Committee on Oversight and Reform U.S. House of Representatives, June 2021 Article: WHAT FEDERAL CRIMES ARE PEOPLE GETTING CHARGED WITH FOR STORMING THE CAPITOL? by Michael Humphreys, The Federal Defenders, March 31, 2021 Article: Seditious Conspiracy? Rebellion? Insurrection? Whatever the Charge, Federal Law Will Not Be Kind to the Pro-Trump Mob. by Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime, January 6, 2021 Article: Guide to Recalled Infant Inclined Sleepers, Nappers, and Loungers By Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Consumer Reports, December 17, 2020 Recall Notice: Graco Recalls Inclined Sleeper Accessory Included with Four Models of Playards to Prevent Risk of Suffocation United States CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, December 16, 2020 Article: New Evidence Shows More Infant Deaths Tied to Inclined Sleepers Than Previously Reported By Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Consumer Reports, March 11, 2020 Recall Notice: Dorel Juvenile Group USA Recalls Inclined Sleepers Due to Safety Concerns About Inclined Sleep Products United States CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, July 31, 2019 Recall Notice: Fisher-Price Recalls Rock ‘n Play Sleepers Due to Reports of Deaths United States CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, April 12, 2019 Article: Mattel Recalls 19 Million Toys Sent From China The New York Times, August 15, 2007 Additional Resources Global ad spending of Mattel from 2013 to 2020 Sound Clip Sources Hearing: House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, June 7, 2021 Watch on Youtube Watch on C-SPAN Witnesses Ynon Kreiz CEO of Mattel Inc. Chuck Scothon Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fisher-Price, Global Head of Infant and Preschool at Mattel Inc. Transcript: 00:01 Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney: In 2019, this committee launched an exhaustive investigation and to how the Rock 'N Play was developed, marketed and later recalled. Our staff con