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Teakic thing to do. >> i think it's an empty threat, you can't really determine, you know, without actually filing a lawsuit and going through the process if they're able to pay or not. they can't really determine who the strategic defalters are and i think they're a bit hypocritical because they're not willing to work with the homeowners and we have seen time and time again, it's just a never ending process trying to modify the loan, and they're not willing to reduce the principal which is what needs to be done. i will deter some homeowners but not many. move over.com, there's a new interne...

Will do a complete review of that. but what people should do is go on the website dot.gov and if they have one of the vehicles take the car to the dealer. >> what is taking so long to find out the cause of the sudden accelerations? >> we believe that the floor mat is part of the problem and the sticky pedal is part of the problem. toyota believes that, too, but we have had enough complaints about the electronics that we need to do a review of that, and look at the information that toyota has and look at the information that the professor at siu put together in carbondale, illinois, and he did ...

This is the web page he was talking about, dot.gov is the official web page of the department of transportation. we look at it often enough anyway. what you see when you go there now, it's a relatively prominent link right under the main photo, there's a link to the toyota recall information. when you get there, it's a lot of text. i'll just show you the basic idea here. they're listing all sorts of cars that basically they're saying you should bring in to check right away and take back and they give you the reasons, all that right there from dot.gov. now, we have something very similar, right...

Spend thousands upon thousands of dollars to buy an automobile. and they have a right to expect to be safe. and to that end, yesterday there was some very telling testimony before the commerce committee. i know you were there and heard about it. where the president of toyota sales usa when asked about the mat issue, whether it's the sticky pedal or the mat problem, whether recalls in regard to those issues would solve the problem, he was not sure. are you familiar? >> yes, sir. i was there and i heard his testimony. >> and, you know, as i sat here and i listened to you and you talked about -- ...

Our website, dot.gov, we have listed every toyota that is up for recall. i want anybody that has one of those cars to take it to their dealer and to make sure that it gets fixed. and we -- again, we are going to work 24/7 and we are going to continue until every toyota is safe for their customers to drive. >> well, thank you for your commitment and your dedication in this regard. i now yield to the ranking member, mr. issa. >> this is on, mr. issa -- >> it just dropped off all of a sudden. it has nothing to do with you, i'm sure. >> okay, yeah. >> switch to the other mic. >> see if this works....