A Senate panel will hold a hearing next week on the future of the government’s auto safety agency and how it handled General Motors Co.’s ignition switch complaints.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., will chair a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing Sept. 16. It is expected to include testimony from acting NHTSA administrator David Friedman, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers trade group and at least one auto safety advocate.
Several proposals have been introduced to revamp NHTSA, give it new authority and dramatically increase staffing. The agency’s budget for overseeing auto recalls has remained flat for years.
Read Article