There has to be some moral underpinning about what is right and wrong and the willingness to speak out.

I happen to be talking about Takata, which I think was morally bankrupt because they allowed this to happen.

This isn't orange growers. This is vegetable growers, this is peppers and tomatoes.

So here's a potential hypothetical. We're rocking along into bankruptcy, and there is something in the bankruptcy with regard to creditors that would be favorable to Takata but would slow down the process of recall.

one of the main advocates for a company that has done dastardly things.

The Department of Transportation's most important job is the regulation and oversight of safety, and that job never stops.

I'm absolutely concerned about it. If confirmed, we will look at that.

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