in January of this year, I came to the floor to talk about and honor one of my constituents, Javier Martinez, who was killed on December 28 of last year, just as 2013 was ending. He was shot while walking to a friend's house in New Haven…

Senator, if I had any data, any incidents where with just the key or the key and the ring there was any risk, I would ground these vehicles across the country.

commit to a compensation fund that will do justice for the victims of the defects that killed people in your cars.

I have enormous admiration and respect for your career, what you have accomplished, and the leadership that you have provided to GM.

support the measure that Senator Markey and I have proposed that would improve the system of safety accountability going forward.

But why not just come clean and say, we are going to do justice here, we are going to do the right thing, we are going to compensate the victims.

will this cut of 29 helicopters have a negative effect on the Navy's operational capability?

I take it from what you said yesterday and what you have said here today that GM concealed material significant information from NHTSA.

We need it on time and hopefully under budget, as our submarine-building program has done.

It is your testimony today that it was a defect?

Those planes, the fifth generation fighters, are necessary to the Marine Corps' readiness and preparedness, are they not?

If I came to you with the death of a young woman, who went to school not far from here, who was driving one of these cars unrepaired and was killed when her airbag was disabled because of this defect, would it change your view?

I would respectfully suggest that you advise your customers to get loaners rather than driving these cars.

Have you considered what the cost will be in adding to the ultimate procurement expense involved?

Thank you, Madam Chairman, and thank you for committing to continue these hearings.

That seems like a drop in the bucket compared to the overall commitment to the entire program.

warn drivers who are currently behind the wheel of those cars that they should not drive them until they are repaired because they are unsafe.

And would you commit to providing documents that support that analysis, any documents in connection with that analysis?

To put it more directly, you don't see any reduction either in quality or number of men and women who want to serve?

So the added risk, if you have only the ignition key, of driving that car on the road is zero?

And defects are supposed to be reported, correct?

Certainly, I think many of us on the subcommittee share the views that have been expressed by Senator McCain about the difficulties in reaching combat readiness for this aircraft.

although there seems to be some agreement on what a shared or interoperable electronic medical record should look like, there still is not one in practice.

There will be four rollcall votes at 11 a.m. tomorrow and another series at 2:30 p.m. ____________________

how does DOD plan on ensuring that every servicemember received training, education, and credentials needed to successfully transition to the civilian workforce?