Will moderate the first session this morning with the deputy secretary of dhs. Mike balboni is a longtime friend, coconspirator on a whole host of issues. He serves on our board and more importantly has served in numerous roles related to Homeland Security, including the Homeland Security adviser to two different governors in the state of new york, a former senator, state senator in new york who really picked up and defense of a lot of the Homeland Security issues from the status of the. Also resides from my hometown, long island. He represented long island, as you can see im wearing the islanders color today. But without further ado it introduced mike balboni who is ceo of redland strategies. You see him a lot on our tv screens throughout the country. Mike, the floor is yours. Thank you. [applause] good morning ladies and gentlemen. I dont know if you share my sense of enthusiasm that its great when you come from the hinterlands of the state did you come to washington, d. C. And to ge
Credits for installing advanced Automotive Technologies . I think the general principles about a stated a pretty important to the American Public expects both safety and Public Health. The second part is i really hope that the manufactures have enough incentives for lifesaving technology. Subsequent replies they save by putting those advanced technologies in those vehicles. The want to give an opinion whether you like or support this idea of giving automakers the cafe credits because they install these advanced auto technologies . Will provide detailed Technical Analysis but we dont think there should be a compromise. We should be able to get safety and Public Health and Environmental Concerns addressed. Because i think incentives are already there, save lives, prevent injuries. Basha be the highest incentive anybody needs. I appreciate that. What impact with the corporate average fuel economy or cafe credit provision in this have on vehicle fuel economy and how might that affect consu
Then the Brooking Institution hosts the panel on Birth Control and family planning. Automotive industry executives and regulators and consumer advocates testified before a house subcommittee on improving vehicle and roadway safety. This hearing is two hours and 40 minutes. If everyone will take their seats, committee will come to order. Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to our hearing today on examining ways to improve vehicle and roadway safety. I will recognize myself for five minutes for the purpose of an Opening Statement. Certainly lives dependent on the safety of cars, safety of trucks, and on the roads themselves in the united states. And on the whole the data is good around the decrease in fatalities against miles driven. But the hearings over the last two years have certainly underlined the severity of problems that do exist, and theres no room for going slow when it comes to safety and certainly deception cannot and will not be tolerated. It is incumbent upon us, the n
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Coming up, a house hearing on all t auto safety and a recent recall of cars. And then a hearing on domestic terrorism. The house senate and subcommittee held a hearing on whether auto recall regulations should be overhauled. This is two and a half hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to our hearing today on examining ways to improve vehicle and roadway safety. I will recognize myself for five minutes for the purpose of an Opening Statement. Certainly lives depend on the safety of cars, safety of trucks and on the roads themselves of the united states. And on the whole, the data is good around the decrease in fatalities against mines driven, b miles driven will you the hearings have underlined the severity of problems that do exist and there is no reason for going slow when it comes to safety and deception cannot and will not be tolerated. It is incumbent upon us, the national Highway Safety committee and others to be in complianc compliance.