General Motors CEO Mary Barra returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss with lawmakers advancements in the company’s ignition switch recall investigation.
According to Automotive News, Barra went to Washington to meet with Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo, who chairs a congressional subcommittee which is investing GM’s handling of the faulty vehicles. Several weeks prior, she met with chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fred Upton, as well as other lawmakers.
Barra has been making visits to members of congress to discuss certain internal issues and other points surrounding the recall, GM spokesman Greg Martin confirmed. When asked, Martin declined to elaborate on subjects Barra and lawmakers may be discussing.
During congressional hearings in April, Barra promised lawmakers that she would return to Washington to provide updates on the company’s internal probe. That investigation is being led by former Lehman Brothers investigator Anton Valukas and is expected to wrap up in a few weeks, AN says.
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Well Mary is doing what she needs to do. Now if Washington would stop the faux outrage and let them finish the investigation to get the results and then they can make a final faux outrage for the cameras.
Washington is like so many web forums where some people with no clue like to make a bit issue over things they have no clue about and only look worse off in the end.
It is time the media and DC learn that the public as a whole really does not care about the past here other than if they have a recalled car to get it fixed.
This is not hurting sales. If anything the outrage in DC I helping GM as these DC folks are more hated than the people in Detroit. Beating on Mary who was not in charge back then is a no win for these folks.
If JD Power did a rating of Washington and the quality of their work they would see the lowest numbers ever posted.
This lady is getting grilled harder than all the people involved in scandals in DC.