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On the recordApril 9, 2013
If President Obama had not acted forcefully to rescue the industry, the livelihoods of millions of Americans would have been lost.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waxman emphasizes the importance of Obama's intervention in saving the auto industry.

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