[OU Dems] Fwd: Saving the American auto industry

[Nate Hall]

Nate Hall
President, OU College Democrats
Commissioner for City and County Affairs, OU Student Senate

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> From: "Jeremy Bird, BarackObama.com" <info at barackobama.com>
> Date: May 5, 2011 6:00:26 PM EDT
> To: Nate Hall <natehall5 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Saving the American auto industry
> Reply-To: info at barackobama.com
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> Nate --
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> If you've been hoping for good news about the Ohio economy, you got plenty this week.
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> Chrysler and General Motors are both reporting that they are healthy and growing: On Monday, Chrysler announced its first quarterly profit since 2006, and GM shared similarly strong figures in its earnings report this morning.
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> But these numbers don't tell the whole story of the turnaround we've seen. As you know, the auto industry is a vast network of jobs in businesses big and small, touching communities all across America.
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> As you probably also know, President Obama's decision to provide a loan to Chrysler and GM in 2009 wasn't the politically popular thing to do. But two years later, the record is clear that it saved more than 1.4 million jobs -- and taxpayer funds are being paid back.
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> The President made tough choices because he knew the stakes -- and the real stories of this turnaround are the people whose jobs were saved, the communities that survived, and the will of working people to fight for and transform one of America's most vital industries.
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> Do you have a story to tell? Were you or was someone you know affected by the crisis? How have the last few years of changes and the resurgence of the U.S. auto industry affected your community?
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> We'd love to hear -- tell us your experience and help start a conversation about what these big decisions mean for Ohio and for America:
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> http://my.barackobama.com/AutoRecoveryStories
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> Harvey, a retired auto worker, recently told us:
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> "In 2008, the industry was in dire straits, but now the quality of the cars we make here can compete with anybody in the world. ... Had the President not approved the money, this country would have suffered great losses and unemployment. ... In saving those companies, he did the right thing."
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> The financial crisis affected many families across Ohio and posed a great threat to auto communities. But we know that President Obama's decisions and the fortitude of the people in the auto industry helped save more than a million American jobs -- and proved that the greatest manufacturing in the world still happens right here in Ohio.
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> Please share your story now:
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> http://my.barackobama.com/AutoRecoveryStories
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> Thank you,
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> Jeremy
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> Jeremy Bird
> National Field Director
> Obama for America
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