Yea Blue Dogs.
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:03 AM, wncs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> This is why I love Shuler, he doesn't vote strictly along party lines
> and he's a moderate Democrat (like me!). I have agreed with pretty
> much every vote he has cast so far.
>
> Shuler votes against auto bailout
>
> By DOUG ABRAHMS
> Gannett News Service
>
> Rep. Heath Shuler voted against the $14 billion rescue package late
> Wednesday for two of Detroit's automakers because he said the federal
> loans would only delay their inevitable restructurings.
>
> The House passed the bill 237-170 with largely Democrat support. The
> measure would create an industry overseer, dubbed car czar, who would
> lend the money to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. It also would
> require the companies to make operational changes to improve the
> bottom line.
> Democrats say the carmakers must be given aid while they develop
> restructuring plans or more jobs will be threatened in the current
> recession. Shuler of Waynesville was one of only 20 Democrats in the
> House to vote against it.
> "There is no question that the U.S. automotive industry is an
> essential part of our nation's economy," Shuler said in a statement.
> "There is also no question that its current business models are not
> sustainable and the companies must reorganize."
> The Senate still must approve the legislation that has run into
> substantial opposition by Republicans.
>
> >
>
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