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Could members of the media please move out of our way so we can begin the hearing . Mr. Horn, you can sit in that chair. Thank you. Thank you and good morning. We now convene this hearing of the oversight and investigation subcommittee on volkswagen emissions cheating allegations, initial questions. Let me start off by saying my first car was a volkswagen. It was a 76 beetle. I learned a lot about cars. I could take that thing apart continued to work. I did all the maintenance myself because volkswagen had a legacy as the peoples car to be people friendly. I loved that car. Loved it a lot. Not...

And inserted control systems. And we know that during normal road use, the controls were reduced. And the car for producing up to 40 times more nitrogen oxide standards. Owed by we know half a million cars in the u. S. Might be affected by this. Mr. Horn, im glad you came to testify here. While we know all of the things i just talked about, theres a lot more things we do not know. And we need answers for them. For example, volkswagen has not revealed how the device affects the engine. White was installed, and how it was able to evade the tests . You have not revealed when and how the engines e...

They dont have answers about when or how their car will be fixed or what kind of car they will be left with. Earlier this week i visited a volkswagen dealership in denver. I saw the control and equipment on the vehicles firsthand. These cards account from us 25 of the sales at that particular dealership, and a significant percent of sales in colorado and across the country. Now because they cannot sell them, these cards are sitting on the lot. Say, it isrman, you a small percentage of cars on the road in the u. S. , it is a tremendous Economic Impact to the steelers and also to be consumers wh...

The middle east. All this playing out amid a surge of violence between palestinians and israelis. The story of naor and ahmed a microcosm of a wider narrative. Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from...

Us about the cycle of attacks in the middle east. All this playing out amid a surge of violence between palestinians and israelis. The story of naor and ahmed a microcosm of a wider narrative. Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contr...