Jay Rockefeller: “I introduced the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 to address these problems.”

Because Mr. Shimizu's testimony left so many questions unanswered, then Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Nelson sent a letter to Takata requesting documents and information regarding the company's defective airbags.

That is stunning. It has not been reauthorized, CHIP. It is still out there, floating.

I thank Senator Leahy for attempting to address my concerns about this bill. I thank his committee staff for working with my committee staff to insert clarifying report language.

If confirmed, I will commit to review all of the statutory requirements and congressional deadlines.