Nevada's Rosen Accuses US Senator of Stalking Her Staff to Collect Car Info
Jacky Rosen, Democrat from Nevada, accused a Senate colleague of stalking her staff after a remark about car information during a Senate hearing.
Hearing Incident Details
During a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Ryan McCormack, a transportation nominee, was questioned about vehicle safety features. Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican from Ohio, claimed he gathered vehicle identification numbers (VIN) from his Democratic colleagues' cars.
"Would it surprise you that I got the VIN numbers of every one of my Democrat colleagues' vehicles and found that none of them bought any of the additional safety technologies on their cars?" Moreno asked.
McCormack responded, "I did not know that, Senator." Moreno then challenged the disconnect between personal car purchases and proposed safety mandates:
"So, when you are actually shopping for a car with your own money, you don't buy the technology, but we're sitting here saying that this should be mandated for everybody else's cars."
Rosen's Reaction and Privacy Concerns
Later in the hearing, Rosen sought unanimous consent to investigate how Moreno obtained the VINs, criticizing it as an invasion of senators' privacy.
"VIN numbers are displayed on the windshield of the car," Moreno explained.
VINs are typically visible on the driver's side dashboard or on a sticker inside the driver's door. Rosen asked if Moreno had physically inspected her car in Las Vegas. Moreno retorted by inquiring if Rosen travels by car in Washington D.C.
Rosen replied, "That is my staff's car."
Summary
Senator Jacky Rosen accused Senator Bernie Moreno of encroaching on privacy after he admitted collecting VINs from colleagues' vehicles to question their commitment to safety technologies.
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