ms. schakowsky is recognized for five minutes. ms. schakowsky: unfortunately, we have the -- the majority has refused to even bring in the one party that actually could answer these questions and that is stem express. i want to say, mr. sukhia and mr. norton as lawyers, the fact that you keep referring back to these completely discredited, by three congressional panels, by 12 states that looked into this, by a grand jury that ended up -- you talked about the certainty for medical progress, mr. mr. daleiden and his partner were indicted as a consequence. that's a comment. it is not a question. it is a fact. that that has been looked into. the other thing is, before i -- i want to ask mrs. clayton a question, but i also want to go back to the -- to a letter. numbers of documents presented by stem express that would completely discredit the exhibits that have been mentioned. i want to just -- as far as b-2, the majority's use of this brochure is misleading at best. it was used by stem express with hospitals and clinics involved in a broad

ms. schakowsky: i thank you, mr. scott, for yielding to me and for your commitment to improving the lives of working americans and retirees. this is a very dangerous bill. 86% of americans believe that we are facing a retirement crisis in this country, and 75% are concerned about their own ability to have a secure retirement. more americans fear outliving their money than they fear death. and eight in 10 want us to help them have a guaranteed stream of income in retirement. that's why i'm just amazed that my republican colleagues are pushing this resolution of disapproval on a carefully drafted -- crafted, thoughtfully designed rule to improve retirement security, especially for people who need the help. we have moved to an era where most workers, if they are offered any pension at all, are given defined contribution options like self-directed i.r.a.'s and 401-k's. this means their retirement security relies on the individual decision that is they make, and many turn to financial advisors for guidance. they believe t

ms. schakowsky, including the army of god, the group that shot dr. tiller, not the time he was murdered but shot before murdered. they are one of the most violent anti-choice groups around. these video tapes were circulated and everybody believed they were true. it must be true. we saw it on a video tape. not under oath. anyone who wants to look at the defense of this, get mr. delie under oath and see what he says when the penalty of perjury is an opposition. in the deposition i took, they started telling the truth and what he told was everything else was a lie. these threats in danger the life and safety of people all over the country. as in colorado, a crazy mr. deer, murdered three people because he thought the tapes were true even though 12 states, the texas grand jury, have found it to be fallacious. >> i want to say your client provided a letter sent by anti-abortion group to your clients' wife and in that letter the group referenced baby parts, that is a quote, and warned her that it was quote watching you and your husband unquote and that thi

ms. schakowsky for phi minutes for questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. gillan, members -- in february, i wanted to preface this question. the center for auto safety filed a lawsuit against d.o.t. alleging the failure to public tsbs on line finish. >> i'm sorry, i'm having a hard time -- >> okay, let me try again. >> okay. >> all right. in february the center for auto safety filed a lawsuit against the d.o.t. alleging that d.o.t.'s failure to publish technical service bulletins or tsbs online was a violation of map 21. on march 25th d.o.t. issued a federal register notice saying that it would begin posting all t.s.b.s on line. conveniently, started appearing yesterday on d.o.t.'s web site. so here is my question. members of this committee drafted and pushed hard for the tsb publication provision in map 21, and i know this might sound rhetorical, but should it have taken a lawsuit for d.o.t. to start posting that information, and is this a pattern we should worry about? >> yes. and there is an issue, an example even closer to home, representative schakowsk

ms. schakowsky, the staff had asked for the documents. this was shared before they went to the website and then they were released to the entity and in order to take the comments down they have to be personal in nature. so with that, let's begin with our opening statements and then we will receive our first panel of witnesses. as i was beginning earlier, i want to welcome all of the witnesses who are here today. i'm going to introduce each of you later as we move forward with our testimony on the pricing of fetal tissue. as part of my opening statement, i will present a narrative about the exhibits at today's hearing will discuss. i've said many times my hope is that both parties can work together on things and today's subject matter should be an opportunity to do so for a couple of reasons. first, in our initial hearing on the bioethics and feta people t, all witnesses from both sides agree no one should profit from the sale of baby body parts, nobody. second, the democrats overwhelmingly supported a prohibition on profiting from fetal t

ms. schakowsky from illinois for a redirect? the chair will recognize himself for the opportunity for redirection of the administrator for the national highway traffic safety administration. there is something that has come up relatively recently that i hear on car shows on saturday morning, and that is the issue of the seat back integrity. we put our children in car seats, we put them in the rear seat, but in some vehicle crashes the seat integrity of the seatback is what fails, putting the adult then in the compartment with the child where the child is then injured. is this something you're looking into currently? >> yes. and fortunately, severe rear impacts, severe, are fairly rare. and then when someone's specifically injured trying to determine specifically the seatback strength is also more rare. which just means trying to get the data to figure out safety benefit and other benefit determinations and things can be challenge. but we're looking at that from a potential regulatory standpoint and from a research standpoint. so

ms. schakowsky: i thank my colleague so much for taking the leadership this evening on such an important issue so central. it's really about our democracy. you know, our country has long been known and respected around the world as the beacon of democracy. we aspire to let every person participate in our system of government and give each person's views and votes equal weight. but today our democracy itself is in jeopardy. instead of promoting voter participation, states are erecting barriers to keep americans from voting. instead of giving people an equal voice in our elections, corporations and the wealthy re claiming outside influence. and the supreme court tasked with protecting our rights is being crippled by congressional inaction. over the past days, thousands of americans have come to washington to demand that we restore american democracy. i join them in their call for action. pass the voting rights amendment act. rolls that side ney in politics plays, and last year the voting rights act fulfilled the promise of the 15th amendment. it ensured that every american had the opportun