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I hope that--it seems, to me at least, that, given the excess cost for the current contract award, and the flaws in the solicitation process, that TSA ought to take a--undertake a fresh, independent review of this procurement, and report…
I think any additional regulation should be as focused as possible on fixing the problem at hand.
New regulations should not duplicate existing regulations, and auto manufacturers should have an appropriate amount of time to retool manufacturing lines and test new vehicle designs to comply with the new regulations.
Senator Udall has a bill that we actually think is a good approach.
And I do appreciate your holding today's hearing, and giving some examination to the legislation, and an opportunity for the stakeholders to all come and give us their views.
I think it is appropriate for Congress to respond with additional instruction for the auto industry that will protect consumers from this type of design flaw in the future.
We must also closely scrutinize the response of our Federal agencies.
As we speak, there are a few thousand, and potentially tens of thousands, of barrels of oil that are leaking into the Gulf of Mexico each day.
This leak will likely continue for the foreseeable future causing environmental and economic damage that will last for several years to come.
Obviously, BP is the responsible party for this oil spill, but the Federal Government has the ultimate responsibility.
Although British Petroleum is the responsible party for this oil spill, the Federal Government has the ultimate responsibility.
This amendment is a very simple, straightforward one. It is one paragraph long. It is not complicated. What it essentially does is it sets a sunset date for the newly created bureau of consumer protection, allowing Congress to reevaluate…
I guess the only observation I would make is that--and your assertion about hours of service being what it is--the numbers still--I would say independent of the decline in freight demand--you still have a substantial decline based on 100…
We can better develop the performance specifications for the devices.
Your organization also contends that the hours-of-service rule that was adopted in 2003 is unsafe, and yet the rate of fatalities and injuries and crashes that involve large trucks steadily declining.
The safety data is not there to justify that at this point.
There is a responsibility, obviously, at the Federal level and I guess the states are also an important and integral part of that sort of partnership.