It is critical that the tests on engine compatibility be completed on time in order to provide stability to the ethanol industry.

Profits should never trump safety.

If there's a deadline for standardization, why does--what is your opinion that Toyota still uses proprietary software to read out the contents, if it's going to be standardized?

Does Toyota collect and store all the information from the electronic data recorders it decodes?

Who made the decision in Toyota to have only one laptop in the U.S. with the required software to read out an electronic data recorder?

Oh, yes. I mean, we need two things: We need to mandate them in all vehicles, and we need that the readout be standardized so that anyone can read it.

It's sad, for the loss of life, but it's also sad, as I said in my opening comments, about all these Toyota dealers who now, in the middle of an economic recession, are getting hit with a double whammy because people have lost confidence…

Tell me, why did Toyota officials in Japan not take seriously the messages about safety concerns that Toyota's North American officials had conveyed to Japan?

our program seeks to enable the capabilities we will need for astronauts to meaningfully explore the Moon, asteroids, and eventually Mars.

I am simply not prepared to allow the United States to lose its edge in this critical area.

There is the renewed commitment to technology development.

As you start to ramp up, you've got to look at this incredible talented workforce that may be out of a job.