stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. there ll be the usual presentations on research. and development. some new members of the team will be introduced. the chairman emeritus will distribute his usual wisdom. and you? well, you re the chief life officer. you just need the right professional to help you take charge. her presence marks a milestone in the u.s. automotive industry. mara barra, the new ceo of
announce a safety defect linked to 13 deaths. she apologized to the families of the victims and vowed a similar situation would never happen under her watch. how does gm balance cost and safety? we don t. today, if there s a safety issue, we take action. if we know there is a defect on our vehicles, we do not look at the cost associated with it. we look at the speed in which we can fix the issue. was there a culture in gm at that time that they would have put cost over safety? again, we re doing the complete investigation, but i would say in general, we ve moved from a cost-culture after the bankruptcy to a customer-culture. barra admitted the automaker used the faulty ignition switch. the cost of replacement would have been 57 cents. she testified general motors has a responsibility to compensate victims and families affected by this safety defect. the automaker hired attorney
as messy as it has been at times, as contentious it s been, it s progress. republicans called a premature victory lap and the fiasco according to senator mcconnell. it s a catastrophe for the country, he said. in the home state of kentucky of mcconnell enrollment in the state exchanges was cut the number of uninsured by 40%. mary landrieu in louisiana took aim at bobby jindal for not expanding medicaid under the law. alaska senator walked a tight rope. saying i think the number would have been higher if they won t have dropped the ball on rollout. it was a truly long day on capitol hill yesterday for the new ceo of general motors. lawmaker after lawmaker grilling mara barra why her company waited more than a decade to