Paul Ryan: “I want to introduce another point to this topic of debate, and that is, if we take a look at the fleet consistency of…”

“I want to introduce another point to this topic of debate, and that is, if we take a look at the fleet consistency of the different car manufacturers, the Big Three American auto manufacturers sell more SUVs and trucks than light cars, relative to the Japanese auto manufacturers, who sell more light, small cars relative to trucks and SUVs. What ends up happening is, this amendment will not serve to get more heavy trucks off the road. It will simply serve to shift market share from U.S. auto manufacturers to Japanese auto manufacturers, and the short time line will actually require the lines to go down. So the line that makes the Tahoes and Suburbans in Janesville, Wisconsin, which is on a 5-year schedule, will have to go down to accommodate these changes. Meanwhile, Japanese acoumeters, like the Sequoias, will fill in and take that market share. It will not take more cars off the road. It will change market share from U.S. auto manufacturers to Japanese auto manufacturers, and it will simply cost U.S. auto manufacturing jobs.”