"Yet the Congress and the American public were left in the dark as to how the task force, then led by Steven Rattner, reached its conclusion."
"But exclaiming that bankruptcies require sacrifices from all parties involved does not answer the fundamental question of whether or not parties to these bankruptcies have been treated fairly."
"One side thinks this is a war on capitalism and the other side thinks it is a surgery to try to protect against Wall Street inflicted suicide on capitalism."
"So when the taxpayers are called upon to bail out the industry to the tune of billions upon tens of billions of dollars, then the taxpayers have a right to regulate how these companies operate..."
"And you know, this was foreseeable; many people tried to deny it but at this point, only those who have their heads firmly implanted I guess I will say in the soil, would not dispute the effects of ho..."
"And it seems to me that significant numbers of automobile dealers have been sacrificed without just cause, without explanation and without any available resource..."
"I support your bill that would rectify this wrong."
"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."
"We don't want to hurt the auto manufacturers in their restructuring efforts moving forward, but auto dealers are indeed a big part of our local community and the national economy."
"And I intend to explore through the hearings today and tomorrow the treatment of our Nation's automobile dealers."
"It is true, and I don't think the union----"