I think it is a red herring to threaten taking games off broadcasts unless we get this antitrust exemption for local blackouts.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following measures, which are post office-naming bills, en bloc: Calendar No. 585, H.R. 43; Calendar No. 586, H.R. 451; Calendar No. 587, H.R. 1391; Calendar No…

I ask unanimous consent that the Veterans Affairs' Committee be discharged from the consideration of and the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following measures, which are VA facility-naming bills, en bloc: H.R. 3682, H.R. 3375…

the safety has to be proactive where people are--they see that being safe is really the more--not just the safe thing to do but the business and economic thing that needs to be done as well.

Regulations from the Federal Railway Administration could have avoided very likely four deaths that occurred in Spuyten Duyvil one year ago this week or last week.

NHTSA has been an agency recently adrift, even aground.

Wouldn't you think that the FRA has an immediate and urgent obligation to issue such rules and regulations?

I believe that there is a responsibility to exercise that moral authority.

I think there is no question in my mind that that power resides in the Department of Transportation to order effective steps that make available sufficient airbags in the interest of public safety.

NHTSA needs to be the enforcer.

We cannot be shy. We cannot withhold all of the tools available to us to get what needs to be done to help save lives and prevent injuries.

Takata's rejection of a national recall is simply unacceptable and unconscionable.

That is very dangerous.

Would you support the legislation that I have introduced along with Senator Markey and Senator Nelson to completely eliminate the cap on penalties for nondisclosure?

Another proposal that I have made is to put the burden on any parties seeking a secret settlement... Would you support the bill that I have introduced along with Senator Lindsey Graham?

the $35 million cap on penalties for nondisclosure or inadequate disclosure is absolutely a mockery of justice.

You've made a commitment to the domestic violence hotline for $5 million a year?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for having this hearing.

The bill that I proposed would sunset the professional sports leagues antitrust exemptions under the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act.

Would you be willing to make commitments of the same or comparable size to other organizations that do similar kinds of work?

These families are not flight risks and they are not dangerous. We owe it to them to do better. I am proud of standing with my colleagues on calling on the President to keep families together, target resources effectively, and run an…

I ask unanimous consent all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. ____________________

I hope that your companies will join in supporting the legislation that I have introduced, sunshine-in-litigation legislation, that would prevent these kinds of settlements that contributed to the problem.

If that information had been made public, more people would know about this deadly defective airbag and fewer people would have been killed.

As you know, Senator Markey and I and Senator Nelson, our Chairman, have proposed the Automaker Accountability Act, which would lift that $35 million cap on penalties--it would eliminate the cap.