Three Bills to Curb Corporate Wrongdoing

When it was learned this year that General Motors had long failed to notify regulators and the public about fatal ignition-switch defects, the outrage in Congress was bipartisan. Recent reports in The New York Times that the Japanese manufacturer Takata hid deadly airbag defects are also sure to inspire rebukes from members of both parties. Takata has rebutted the reports, but lawmakers have appropriately scheduled a hearing for Thursday and called for a criminal inquiry by the Justice Department.

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