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Auto Bailout Clears House but Faces Hurdles in Senate

 

Published 12/11/2008 by Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane at Wash Post Obama Administration

The House last night approved an emergency plan to prevent the collapse of the nation's domestic automobile industry, but the measure faces serious opposition in the Senate, where Republicans are revolting against a White House-brokered deal to speed $14 billion to cash-starved General Motors and... (link)

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