Overview
- During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on transportation nominees, Moreno said he gathered Democratic senators' vehicle VINs and asserted their cars lacked optional driver-assistance technologies.
- Rosen accused him of stalking her and her staff, called the practice an invasion of privacy, and asked that he submit the VINs and explain his purpose for collecting them.
- The exchange unfolded as Moreno questioned nominee Ryan McCormack, with Moreno arguing that mandates raise car prices and that Democrats do not choose the features themselves.
- Rosen said she has no car in Washington and that the vehicle used to drive her belongs to staff, describing Moreno's conduct as "a little creepy."
- The argument shifted to the ongoing shutdown, with Moreno noting members still receive pay, Rosen saying she is donating hers and blaming Republicans, and Moreno's spokesperson defending the use of information visible from outside a car.