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And i'm so pleased that he accepted the invitation to appear before this committee. with potential fatal defects on the road, nhtsa has pressed hard to expedite these safety fixes. if nhtsa had opened a formal investigation and toyota had resisted a recall, that would have consumed an enormous amount of time and resources, in effect extending the period in which owners of affected vehicles are at risk. by engaging toyota directly and persuading the company to take action, the agency avoided a lengthy investigation that would have delayed fixes for a year or more. last week i announced that we ...

Associates flew to japan in december of '09 to clarify for toyota management what the company's legal obligations are to find and remedy safety defects in vehicles sold here in america. in january our new administrator, david strickland and ron medford, now our deputy administrator, told the president of toyota north america, in no uncertain terms, that we expect prompt action following the disclosure of the sticky pedal problem. toyota publicly announce that had recall two days later. i have bull pen on the phone with mr. toyoda from here to japan, and i'm so pleased that he accepted the invi...