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For Immediate Release
06/02/08
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Rob Blumenthal w/Inouye 202-224-8374
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Auto Safety Subcommittee Announces Witnesses for Hearing on Passenger Vehicle Roof Strength
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for a Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on Passenger Vehicle Roof Strength. The witnesses are listed below.
The hearing will consider the biomechanics of what occurs during a rollover, the relationship between vehicle roof strength and occupant injury risk, and the history and efficacy of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) roof strength standard in improving vehicle safety. The hearing also will review the January 30, 2008, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM). The agency’s deadline for issuing the final rule is July 1, 2008, with a legally permissible extension if necessary. Senator Pryor will preside.
Oversight Hearing on Passenger Vehicle Roof Strength
Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Tom Coburn, United States Senator, Oklahoma
Panel I
Mr. James Ports, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Panel II
Dr. David Garcia, Independent Contractor and Public Speaker
Mr. Stephen L. Oesch, Senior Vice President, Insurer and Government Relations, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Mr. Rob Strassburger, Vice President, Safety & Harmonization, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Ms. Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen
Mr. Michael J. Stanton, President & CEO, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers
Ms. Jacqueline Gillan, Vice President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
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Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
- Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the DTV Delay bill by unanimous consent.
“Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that our nation is not yet ready to make this transition at this time. The S...
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Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
- Washington, DC – This evening, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced a bipartisan compromise to the DTV Delay Act introduced last week.
The amended DTV Delay Act will retain the extension of the digital transition date to June 12, 2009. Additionally, the agreement extends the Federal Communicatio...
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Oceans Policy Scores Victory with Passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean conservation and research scored a major victory today with the passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The act includes five bills, originally introduced in the 110th Congress under the leadership of Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), that increase our knowledge of oceans and coastal areas, provide policymakers with i...
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