The reason we are emphasizing this issue so much is still because this is a problem that continues to produce about a third of our occupant fatalities every year, ... even though they are less than three percent of our crashes.

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The proposal to establish new fuel economy standards for light trucks is just one component of the administration's comprehensive approach to improving vehicle fuel economy.

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Overall the ratings are positive, but there is room for improvement. Ultimately, we hope all seats will achieve an 'A' rating.

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Though we can't rest until seat belt use is 100 percent in this country, ... I am nevertheless pleased that we've reached another milestone.

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I thought [the report] was a great place to start. Most people in the medical community who are concerned about readiness, preparedness, disaster medicine and so forth felt pretty much the same way.

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More and more people are realizing that seat belts are absolutely the most effective safety device in a car.

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I urge NHTSA to issue a consumer advisory detailing the life-threatening hazards of certain Ford model trucks, which are prone to speed-control deactivation switch failure and related engine compartment fire.

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There are parts of that report that are absolutely unanimous with what the (medical) community has been saying, and other parts of the report that are very specific organizational things that are not really what Secretary Chertoff has in mind.

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