The president also faces a string of oversight investigations into his administration from Democrats after they take control of the House next month.
While some have argued in favor of loosening the rules to keep pace with other countries, others have backed legislation calling for stricter oversight after a string of drone accidents and near-misses with commercial aircraft.
Still, some experts said the two recalls, announced over such a short span, raised questions about how well the company has improved its oversight after a string of manufacturing problems threatened its image as one of the world's most trusted brands.
Among a string of widely publicized missteps, a major hospital oversight occurred when Duncan first sought treatment on September 20 with symptoms commonly linked to Ebola.
A year and a half later, the breaker problem still hadn't been fully resolved, an oversight that, thanks to a string of related errors, one day left the control-room alarm system without power.
Congress's stance toward the industry has shifted from benevolence after the terrorist attacks in 2001 to a more combative approach after a string of passenger disruptions and recent revelations about lax oversight.
An oversight he puts down to a string of missed opportunities, including one night at physics summer camp when, most regrettably, he went to bed early.
It was the latest in a string of large-scale industrial accidents, underscoring the cut corners and regulatory oversights that have emerged as a grim side effect of China's breakneck economic ascent.
A string of negative headlines have recently called Chesapeake's leadership and oversight into question.
In recent weeks a string of vice-chancellors have been attacked for high pay and weak corporate oversight, including the pay and retirement package worth more than £800,000 of Prof Christina Slade, vice-chancellor of Bath Spa university.
That oversight has mostly come from the Government Accountability Office, which has issued a string of reports critical of the Transportation Security Administration's tendency to purchase equipment without first evaluating its effectiveness or conducting a rigorous cost-benefit analysis.
