Nevada's Rosen Accuses US Senator of Stalking Her Staff to Collect Car Info
Jacky Rosen, a Democratic senator from Nevada, accused a Senate colleague of stalking her staff after a comment about collecting car information during a committee hearing.
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Incident
During a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing for transportation nominees, Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio made a remark about collecting vehicle identification numbers (VINs) 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.
Nominee Ryan McCormack responded, "I did not know that, Senator."
Moreno added, "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 Questions Moreno’s Actions
Later in the hearing, Rosen requested unanimous consent to investigate how Moreno obtained those VINs, calling it an invasion of senators' privacy.
"VIN numbers are displayed on the windshield of the car," Moreno replied.
A car's VIN is typically visible on the driver's side dashboard or on a sticker inside the driver's door.
Rosen asked if Moreno had inspected her car in Las Vegas. Moreno countered by asking if she used a car in Washington D.C.
"That is my staff's car," Rosen responded.
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