Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 20, 2009
At this point I would like to make it clear that I believe that Congress has no interest in running the day-to-day operations of these companies nor does the Obama administration.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen emphasized Congress's role in oversight, not management, of auto companies receiving taxpayer funds.

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