Apparently House Republican Leader John Boehner has used procedural tactics to block appointment of conferees until at least next week -- more news as we get it.

Last night the Senate named conferees to resolve differences between Senate and House-passed CPSC reform bills. Our goal is to pass the strongest bill possible, by taking the best parts of each bill. Senate Democratic conferees are Commerce Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), joined by ranking Republican Ted Stevens (R-AK), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and John Sununu (R-NH). The House is expected to name its conferees later today. House conferees are expected to be Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) and Democratic members Bobby Rush (D-IL), Diane DeGette (D-CO), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) and from the Republican side, ranking member Joe Barton (R-TX), Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL).