At its core, today's hearing is about the millions of Americans who drive to work, drive to the grocery store, or carpool their kids to school and other activities, in every day in...
Sincerely, John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
We take these matters seriously in this committee.
Every single response by an automobile manufacturer ought to be submitted with an affidavit that is sworn under penalty of perjury.
If Toyota wants to remain successful, and regain consumer confidence and trust, it needs to find this balance once again.
The American people deserve a top-to-bottom review, not just on past errors, but of the road ahead.
It is no secret that Toyota is an important company in America, not only to my home State of West Virginia, but to our national economy.
I do intend to work on comprehensive legislation--let that be known--to get at all of these issues in a real way.
The system meant to safeguard against faulty vehicles has failed, and it needs to be fixed, and needs to be fixed right away.
NHTSA's actions and inactions in the years leading up to today are deeply troubling.
And so, I remind you that the President proposes and the Congress disposes.