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WASHINGTON—As he leads a congressional investigation into ignition defects in General Motors Co. GM -1.41% vehicles, Rep. Fred Upton might decide to look hardest at the auto maker's actions, or he might focus on regulatory lapses on the part of the federal government.
On Friday, as General Motors expanded a recall of cars with defective ignition switches linked to at least a dozen deaths, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette announced she will lead an investigation into the ongoing safety and commerce issue.
GM added 824,000 vehicles from years 2008-11 to the 1.6 million cars already recalled from 2003-07.
DENVER - General Motors' recalls of 1.6 million cars with potentially fatal flaws will face a congressional investigation led, in part, by a Colorado congresswoman.
The cars have a faulty ignition switch that could cause them to switch off while on the road.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is expected to announce Friday that she will lead an investigation into the matter of a General Motors recall of 1.6 million vehicles with faulty ignition switches.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined Reps. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), and Tim Bishop (D-NY) in introducing the Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act to prohibit the advertising of e-cigarettes to children.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) and Jared Polis (CO-02) signed onto a petition renewing their call to House Republican Leadership to allow a vote on H.R. 15, a bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform measure.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Pro-Choice Caucus led a press conference to discuss the Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments in the cases of Hobby Lobby vs. Sebelius and Sebelius v.
When we set out to reform health care, one of our major priorities was ending the practice of charging women more than men for the same insurance.
WASHINGTON, DC – Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) today provided a progress report on the committee’s investigation into General Motors Company’s (GM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) response to consumer complaints related to stalling, airbag non-deployment, and ignition switch problems.
DENVER, CO – As the Detroit News reported today, General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Bara will testify on April 1, 2014 before the Energy & Commerce’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee following GM’s recall that is linked to 13 deaths due to the faulty ignition switch that causes airbag failure. The Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee – on which U.S. Rep.