Edward Markey actually said...

"But do you agree? Will you say that NHTSA got it wrong when it found that cars stalling on their own was not a safety problem?"

"When you agreed with GM that cars stalling on their own did not pose a safety problem, that is wrong."

"You do agree that's a separate issue and that that was something that the public should have been warned about, do you not?"

"Earlier today, General Motors and I reached a substantial agreement on a modified version of the legislation..."