Frank Pallone actually said...

"Though it has taken months, I am glad that Takata finally admitted that its airbags are defective, and finally moved forward with national recalls."

"Do you believe that increasing the size of the statutory penalties would have allowed NHTSA to put more pressure on Takata?"

"So you suspect there could be a problem?"

"We should not be carelessly narrowing or creating loopholes in the law, and I think we need to understand the impact of these projects before they are constructed."