It appears that it is sort of a blatant coverup of sexual abuse cases that some might embarrass the agency.

I have never seen an instance in my 21-plus years of 47 Inspector Generals coming together and saying that their oversight was being obstructed.

We do have some serious issues here.

I think Mr. Michael testified they started collecting some data as recently as 2007.

We're trying to also stay ahead of the curve.

Do you plan or will there be a plan to check some of these states?

But at least they're involved in setting standards; is that correct?

I think it would behoove you to contact them, and we'll also.

I would like to find out when we'll have that data.

I'm getting back reports on California that a news reporter told me he went out and he said it's a whole different world in the uses.

I said nearly a quarter of a million people had been killed in the last dozen years on our highway. It's nearly a half a million people.

We need some Federal standards and we need also new tests that have acceptable standards to evaluate people who are on the job in transportation and make certain the public is safe.