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December 5, 2008 | Part Of House Financial Services Committee: Assistance to Auto Industry

Government Assistance to Automotive Industry

Automobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the… read more

Automobile industry executives from Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors testified about their request for federal financial assistance to the domestic automotive industry. They had requested a total of $34 billion in aid, an increase from the previous request of $25 billion which was previously rejected by congressional leaders without a plan to revitalize the industry. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of the economy and credit restrictions on auto sales, industry business practices, labor and union issues, as well as the potential economic impact of auto industry failure. close

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Gary Ackerman U.S. Representative [D] New York
Edward I. Altman Professor New York University->Stern (Leonard N.) School of Business

Spencer Bachus III U.S. Representative [R] Alabama
J. Gresham Barrett U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
Melissa Bean U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Judy Biggert U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Ginny Brown-Waite U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Shelley Moore Capito U.S. Representative [R] West Virginia
Michael N. Castle U.S. Representative [R] Delaware
Emanuel Cleaver II U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Eugene "Gene" L. Dodaro Comptroller General (Acting) Government Accountability Office
Bill Foster U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Barney Frank U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
David Friedman Research Director Union of Concerned Scientists->Clean Vehicle Program
Scott Garrett U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
Ron Gettelfinger President UAW
Al Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Jeb Hensarling U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Paul Hodes U.S. Representative [D] New Hampshire
Paul E. Kanjorski U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Peter "Pete" King U.S. Representative [R] New York
Ron Klein U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Damon Lester President National Assn. of Minority Auto Dealers
Stephen F. Lynch U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Carolyn Maloney U.S. Representative [D] New York
Don Manzullo U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Carolyn McCarthy U.S. Representative [D] New York
Thad McCotter U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Gwen Moore U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin
Alan Mullally President and CEO Ford Motor Company
Robert L. Nardelli Chairman and CEO Chrysler Corporation
Ed Perlmutter U.S. Representative [D] Colorado
Tom Price U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Felix G. Rohatyn Managing Director (Former) Lazard Freres and Co.
Ed Royce U.S. Representative [R] California
Jeffrey D. Sachs Director Earth Institute at Columbia University
David Scott U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Brad Sherman U.S. Representative [D] California
Jackie Speier U.S. Representative [D] California
G. "Rick" Richard Wagoner Jr. Chairman and CEO General Motors
Maxine Waters U.S. Representative [D] California
Mel Watt U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
Charlie Wilson U.S. Representative [D] Ohio

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Program ID:: 282719-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: Call-In
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Dec 05, 2008 | 9:31am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Dec 07, 2008 | 12:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Dec 05, 2008 | 9:31am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 05, 2008 | 4:05pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 05, 2008 | 8:05pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 06, 2008 | 3:28am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 07, 2008 | 12:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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