Edward Markey actually said...

"Again, but it's--the safety bags not deploying is a safety issue, but a car's ignition not working and shutting off the car automatically is a separate safety issue."

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

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

"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?"