Thank you for providing this opportunity to hear testimony about S. 3302, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010.

This is an amendment that will provide a permanent exemption for publicly traded small businesses with less than $150 million from the costly reporting requirements mandated by section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In removing this…

The hearing highlighted failures on the part of both Toyota and NHTSA, and suggested that additional action may be needed by Congress.

Toyota's recall of more than six million vehicles... has renewed this committee's attention and commitment to improving vehicle safety.

this editorial that appeared in the Wall Street Journal today says we can have a stimulus that will cost taxpayers nothing by freeing our small businesses and especially our entrepreneurial and high-tech businesses from the burdens of all…

Ma'am, the way I've been characterizing this, I think BP has been relentless in their responsibilities, but we've been relentless in our oversight.

Well, let me just ask both of you, Dr. Lubchenco as well as Admiral Allen, in looking at this group that is trying to determine what to do, what is the right thing to do, and what are the consequences, do you feel like every bit of…

Over the past 5 years the Federal Trade Commission has filed over 100 actions against providers of financial services, and in the past 10 years the Commission has obtained nearly $1/2 billion in redress for consumers of financial services…

I want to make sure we do not forget the 11 individuals who lost their lives in this accident.

If they are impacted by the oil spill, down the road, can NOAA do anything that would help in restoration of the wetlands?

There is a naturally occurring oil seepage into the Gulf of Mexico.

this is an amendment that reinstates the Federal Reserve as the prudential regulator for small holding companies and State-chartered banks. The State-chartered banks and the community banks have asked to retain the capability to be members…