House Committee to Launch Toyota Investigation
Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) will call for a hearing entitled, "Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public at Risk?" tentatively scheduled for Feb. 4.
In a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Towns writes, "There is some indication the problem may not be limited to Toyota," adding "The public is unsure as to what exactly the problem is, whether it is safe to drive their cars, or what they should do about it."
Towns and the Government Reform Committee are already in the spotlight for grilling Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in an investigation of the government bailout of AIG.
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