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Congressmen, Big 3 react to Bush's auto rescue plan

 

Published 12/19/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

– Senator George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio: "The president has supplied oxygen to a patient fighting to get healthy through restructuring and becoming more competitive." "While we are not out of the woods, there are millions of hard-working Americans today who can breathe easier this holiday season." – Congressman Tom Price, R-Georgia: "It is deeply disappointing [...] (link)

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