(Senators) Corker, Gregg criticize aid for auto suppliers

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit Free Press

Corker, Gregg criticize aid for auto suppliers
BY JUSTIN HYDE • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • MARCH 19, 2009


WASHINGTON -- Two key Senate Republicans criticized the Obama administration’s plan for $5 billion in aid to auto suppliers, saying the administration had misled Congress about how it would help the auto industry.

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Judd Gregg, R-N.H., cited a letter from National Economic Council director Larry Summers to Congress in January that automakers would “only receive additional assistance in the context of a comprehensive restructuring.”

The move “flies in the face of what they told us they would do in January – provide aid to GM and Chrysler and only for comprehensive restructuring,” said Corker, the lead Republican in negotiations over the industry’s rescue plan last year.

“While most of us on Capitol Hill are very concerned about the supplier base, this is a violation of trust and another sleight of hand by this administration which will make it very difficult for them to win congressional support at a time when they really need it.”

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20090319/BUSINESS01/90319110/Corker++Gregg+criticize+aid+for+auto+suppliers

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Secretary of Commerce, my ass.

[liberal N proud]

1. I suppose they would rather give it all to AIG

[rpannier]

14. And BofA, Citigroup, the Saudi Royal family, the Insurance Industry, the Defense Industry

[Thrill]

2. They don't need Repuke support, you assholes

[GentryDixon]

3. Why do Repubs hate blue collar workers?

[Bozita]

5. Some of the suppliers are unionized.

That in itself is reason enough for Republicons.

[rurallib]

6. because blue collar workers expect wages and benefits

they would much prefer an arrangement that was prevalent in the South about 15 decades ago. This allowed for greater profits.

[GentryDixon]

9. Not just the South.

Utah is absolutely against Unions. Oh, point being a Democrat in Utah is like a dinosaur. Rare indeed. The one lone Dem in the House is a Blue dog. His Dad was the beloved two term Dem Governor of Utah, Scott Matheson. I believe he would be ashamed.

[Samantha]

16. I am sure you are correct but Corker really, really irritates me

He is speaking out against Detroit because Tennessee has a big NISSAN and a new Volkswagon production plant. He wants Detroit to fail because auto makers there compete with those two entities, and those two entities absolutely don't want their plants unionized.

That leaves Corker in the position of having to bad-mouth and defame the Detroit auto makers to protect the best interests of foreign entities based in Tennessee. In other words, he will champion what is bad for the people of that area (Detroit)(and in my personal opinion the Country as a whole) to protect the best interests of foreign auto makers in Tennessee.

BTW, I am from Tennessee (but I relocated to the DC area as a child). I have bought only two cars since 1989, I love them both and still have them both. They are both a NISSAN, a 1989 five-speed Sentra and a 2004 Altima. These cars are tremendous. That being said, I think Corker is a traitor by both condoning hurting the factory workers who have invested many years of their lives making cars in Detroit who are now looking forward to pensions they have already earned, and otherwise seeking the demise of unionized labor.

People from Tennessee love him. They can't see the forest for the trees, but Corker can, he knows exactly what he is doing, and I condemn him for it.

Sam

[Blue Gardener]

17. Many suppliers are nowhere near Detroit

I work for an automotive supplier in Iowa. We have plants in many states other than Michigan.

[jpak]

4. And where was their outrage over multi-billion no-bid contracts to GI-electrocutioners KBR???

:shrug:

[Xipe Totec]

7. Senator Porker wants more earmarks for TN n/t

[wackywaggin]

8. Put a cork in it Corker!!

:smoke:

[Plucketeer]

10. Grumpy Obstructionists Party

No and FUCK NO! RE-:puke:licans

[edc]

11. Oh, I'm glad I'm not in the land of cotton

[madrchsod]

12. little babies crying cause no one will change their diapers

[TheCoxwain]

13. Corker should Cork his mouth...

NT

[d_r]

15. corker

yet Tenn. is giving over $500 million for volkswagon to build a plant in chattanooga

[Historic NY]

18. What a bunch of jackasses, you can't build cars or truck & you can't fix them w/o parts.

unless we import more crap from China.

[Gman]

19. What is a "key Republican"?

They lost control of COngress. There's nothing key about any of them now.

[gratuitous]

20. Who cares what minor functionaries in the out of power party say?

Aww, did the poor widdle babies not get their way? Get a few more votes in Congress, and maybe someone will give a tin shit, Bob and . . . Judd?! Huh. Okay.