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On the recordMay 19, 2009
So are you raising--if it was a firestorm in this country when we give billions to banks and they pay huge bonuses, you have not seen anything yet for what is going to happen if we put billions into auto companies and they shut down plants in this country and open plants in China at $1 an hour or less.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Brown warns of public backlash if auto companies close U.S. plants after receiving government funds.

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