Once again, Chairman Rockefeller, you are focusing this committee on consumer protection, and I thank you for that. It's absolutely critical.

I look forward to seeing that because this chart is pretty doggone revealing, in terms of the spikes and then how long it took to get actual action.

But, the reality is, too many Toyota vehicles driven over the past 10 years haven't been safe.

This hearing's about helping ensure the safety of American drivers. It's about uncovering why hundreds of instances of sudden acceleration occurred for so long.

NHTSA did not permit Toyota to influence its decisions.

The Federal regulating agency, NHTSA, is also to blame.

But, sir, this is your document. This is a Toyota document, and it used the terms that you 'saved' that amount of money.

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I think there is something positive there that we can build on.

There was a Bureau of Indian Affairs Inspector General report just several years ago that covered some of these conditions.

Contract Support Costs are vital to bolstering sovereignty while ensuring that the federal government is fulfilling its trust responsibility.

I think one of the ways to meet the backlog, and I know that you are going to argue for this within the Administration, is to come up with a multi-year plan.