and ntsa must do far more to hold companies accountability.ive details. imagine how much suffering could have been prevented if a gm engineer had reported the flawed ignition switch to ntsa in 2007 or 2006. the minimum award that at least covers the salary a whistle-blower could face. the bills don't do nearly enough for consumer safety. instead, we urge you to take up boulder legislation enough as hr-1181. that would address current shortfalls in law and a loophole that allows dealers to sell recalled used vehicles before they are repaired. in addition to these measures, consumers union also encourages the criminal action. giving it imminent hazard authority and making sure it receives more detailed information from manufacturers through early warning reporting. the bill would empower consumers by giving them free access to more safety information and by making ntsa's existing databases which can be clumsy, confusing and hard for an ordinary consumer to use more timely and more readily searchable. identifying defects before they reach epidemi

that has been confirmed by our investigator and by ntsa and later on, finally, by gm.y: what is your response to -- $900 billion settlement $900 million settlement? >> i would love to know how they come up with that number. it is ludicrous that gm can write a check to get away with what is tantamount to murder, in my opinion. the fact there are going to be absolutely no individual prosecutions, i mean, that means all of our loved ones that died, they will have died in vain. i can't comprehend this. has the u.s. attorney oken with you? will your family be compensated? and how do you feel about the compensation? bute did settle with gm, this is not about the money. speaking with -- i did speak with the department of justice previously. they let me know that they were finding it very difficult to find ways to prosecute individuals. now, i'm not a legal scholar. i can't really voice opinion to this, but having worked in law enforcement before, i know there are ways. this is not the first time a corporation has done acts of evil doing. and others have been prosecuted for it

positive train control and others but in that amendment that is part of that, i require your agency, the ntsa and others, ntsb to look at the amtrak family assistance republicans and determine whether they're followed. i'd like to hear from you if anyone else at fra have looked into amtrak's response to both the victims of the derailment an their families to determine whether or not they've complied with some of the statutory requirements and your assessment of it. >> that will certainly all be a part of the investigation into the incident. as i know that you know, senator, the ntsb into the lead investigative agency in that accident. thefra plays a role, as well. they have guidelines of family assistance planning and will take a very close look at that, and we will, as you will. >> you have not had an opportunity to do that? >> in my role as a member of the amtrak board, we have had some conversations about the accident and the response. i have reiterated the importance that i put on making sure that families are communicated to quickly and appropriately but it will ultimately be a part of t

positive train control and others but in that amendment that is part of that, i require your agency, the ntsad others, ntsb to look at the amtrak family assistance republicans and determine whether they're followed. i'd like to hear from you if anyone else at fra have looked into amtrak's response to both the victims of the derailment an their families to determine whether or not they've complied with some of the statutory requirements and your assessment of it. >> that will certainly all be a part of the investigation into the incident. as i know that you know, senator, the ntsb into the lead investigative agency in that accident. thefra plays a role, as well. they have guidelines of family assistance planning and will take a very close look at that, and we will, as you will. >> you have not had an opportunity to do that? >> in my role as a member of the amtrak board, we have had some conversations about the accident and the response. i have reiterated the importance that i put on making sure that families are communicated to quickly and appropriately but it will ultimately be a part of the