He is weighing in quietly. I mean, we do know that he was urging President Bush about the auto industry, that he talked to him about a czar sort of overlooking improvements in how the auto industry does business and what it produces.
Crowley discusses Obama's behind-the-scenes efforts regarding the auto industry.
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