"A healthy manufacturing base is critical to ensure the security and prosperity of the American middle class."
"If building the next generation of clean automobiles here in America is truly a priority, we need to make stronger Federal investments in the automotive research and development arena."
"If we want to maintain our economic competitiveness, create jobs and truly become energy independent, we must support our manufacturing sector and auto industry at the same pace as other countries."
"bankruptcy is not an option for the auto industry, given the warranty situation and also given the cascade effect that could occur for auto suppliers and hundreds of thousands of jobs around the count..."
"my colleagues were telling me across the country, in every State, they feel that their constituents are telling them they can't get access to credit."