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Ford Statement on Congressional Hearings

31 August 2000

Ford Statement on Congressional Hearings

    DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 30 The following statement is
attributable to Jason Vines, Vice President - Communications of Ford Motor
Company :

    Ford Motor Company today confirmed that the U.S. House Commerce Committee
and Senate Commerce Committee investigating the Firestone tire recall have
accepted its proposed experts, Helen Petrauskas and Tom Baughman.  Both will
appear before hearings that begin next Wednesday in Washington, D.C.  Ms.
Petrauskas is Vice President-Environmental and Safety Engineering and is a
well-known expert in those areas.  Mr. Baughman is Engineering Director of
North American Truck.  He led the Ford team that analyzed the Firestone data
leading to Firestone's voluntary recall.