| The American Presidency Project |
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| • Barack Obama |
| Statement by the President-Elect on the Auto Industry Assistance Package |
| December 19, 2008 |
| Today's actions are a necessary step to help avoid a collapse in our auto industry that would have devastating consequences for our economy and our workers. With the short-term assistance provided by this package, the auto companies must bring all their stakeholders together—including labor, dealers, creditors and suppliers—to make the hard choices necessary to achieve long-term viability. The auto companies must not squander this chance to reform bad management practices and begin the long-term restructuring that is absolutely required to save this critical industry and the millions of American jobs that depend on it. |
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| Citation: Barack Obama: "Statement by the President-Elect on the Auto Industry Assistance Package", December 19, 2008. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=85069. |
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