[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AUTO PLAN

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I rise today to let my 
colleagues know that there is no challenge that we in Michigan cannot 
handle. So when the administration's auto plan came out this week, and 
it was announced that some decisions have been made that might mean 
even tougher times ahead, I knew that we would just do what we have 
always done: roll up our sleeves and get to work. And that's exactly 
what we are doing.
  Recently, a bipartisan group of us in Congress introduced the CARS 
Act, which would offer vouchers to Americans to purchase new fuel-
efficient cars made in North America, while trading in their old gas 
guzzlers. I was encouraged to hear the President say this week that he 
is in favor of such an incentive program.
  This ``cash for clunkers'' program is a win-win plan. It gives our 
auto industry a much-needed boost, it cleans up our environment at the 
same time, and it does what those in Michigan and this great country 
have always done. It creates an innovative solution to answer the call 
of a challenge.
  Let's support this plan and continue to work together to create 
solutions. That is the Michigan way. That is the American way.

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