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Family members of people who were killed in crashes caused by General Motors' cars with defective ignition switches held a news conference prior to a House investigative hearing on the recal…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on government response to a series of recalls for unintended acceleration and other defects. Transportation officials and w…

Witnesses testified about the recent recall of 6.5 million Firestone tires. The tires were recalled following numerous lawsuits alleging that they were the cause of fatal accidents. Ford and…

Joan Claybrook and Clarence Ditlow briefed reporters on a new study of auto air bag safety. The participants stressed that air bags which deploy vertically are much less likely to cause inju…

Last week the Clinton administration and the Department of Transportation announced that a lawsuit against General Motors would be dropped. In return, GM will spend $51 million on safety res…

The committee heard testimony on air bag safety systems for passenger vehicles. The bill S. 591, the Highway Fatality and Injury Reduction Act, which required driver’s side air bags in all p…

Public Citizen held a news conference titled “The Reagan Wreckage,” which was a discussion of the record of the Reagan government the past eight years. Among those making remarks were repres…