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Consumer safety choice rejected; Hollings' Senate Commerce Committee hands Bush first nomination defeat.
Byline: STEVE PIACENTE Of The Post and Courier Staff
WASHINGTON-The Senate panel led by S.C. Democrat Fritz Hollings on Thursday rejected President Bush's pick to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission, handing Bush his first nomination defeat since taking office. Mary Sheila Gall, a 10-year member of the agency charged with protecting the public against "the unreasonable risk of injuries and death associated with consumer products," was turned down on a 12-11 party-line vote in the Senate Commerce Committee. "I'm convinced President Bush can do better," Hollings said. Republicans, who tried unsuccessfully to get the nomination moved to the Senate floor with a …
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