Henry Waxman: “Now, that mandate can be a new regulatory requirement or it can be a tax. That is a mandate that they have to pay.”

Today's hearing is on a topic about which many Americans have strong feelings...

Our bill provides more resources to give them the additional enforcement authority and increases the fines for manufacturers that violate vehicle safety laws.

The reason I qualified it is because I see no reason to oppose the amendment. It is not objectionable. But it doesn't actually fix the bill's four problems. Subsection 3(b) of the bill gives new sources amnesty from compliance with a new…

This is the trick. On the one hand, you want people to do something, when in fact a lot of folks may not realistically be able to find a job.