White House Policy Reversal on Auto Standards Will Cost JobsPosted by Kevin on January 26th, 2009
On a day the Big Three automakers acknowledged the closure of nearly 1,000 car dealerships last year and that GM will cut 2,000 jobs in Michigan and Ohio, President Obama pushed forward with a plan which will allow California to exceed already strict Federal automobile emissions regulations and will certainly pave the way for other states to follow suit. The result can only place additional burdens on the struggling American auto industry, which may now be forced to comply with a patchwork of conflicting and costly environmental standards that have less to do with protecting the environment than in securing the accolades of radical environmentalists. Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued a statement:
Rather than saving the American automobile industry, as the President claims, his policies will hamper the recovery of the Big Three. Henry Payne at National Review Online notes that:
President Obama has vowed to govern from the center and put the interests of the country above the interests of narrow special-interest groups. It’s still early in his presidency, obviously. And as Leader Boehner has noted, Washington is a difficult town, and it won’t always be easy for the President to do this. But it’s disappointing that in his first week in office, the President has taken at least two significant actions (the other being his reversal Friday of the Mexico City Policy, forcing taxpayers to pay for overseas abortions) that are out of step with the priorities of most Americans. |
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