Just In...Stabenow & Levin want to add $2 billion more of your Tax dollars to prop up "Cash for Clunkers" program

July 31 (Reuters) - Legislation that would add $2 billion to a cash-for-clunkers program aimed at spurring U.S. automobile sales could move quickly through the U.S. Congress, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow said on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Stabenow and fellow Democrat Carl Levin said a vote could come as early as Friday in the House of Representatives to extend the popular program that was recently enacted. The House is scheduled to recess later in the day for its annual August vacation.

The government's $1 billion cash-for-clunkers program ran out of money after an unexpected avalanche of business exhausted its funds, the Obama administration said late Thursday. The program was part of a congressional effort to help domestic automakers, especially General Motors Corp GM.UL and Chrysler [CCMLPC.UL], which briefly went bankrupt earlier this year.

Stabenow added that she was in talks with Senate Democratic leaders to move the extension quickly through the Senate, but did not yet know when that might happen….

Tell Debbie and Carl what YOU think about their willingless to spend 2 billion more of your tax dollars ( actually you get some of your own tax dollars back IF you use the "cash for clunkers" program) on yet another blotched government program!

MICHIGAN

SENATOR CARL LEVIN - DEMOCRAT

DC PHONE: (202) 224-6221

DC FAX: (202) 224-1388

LANSING PHONE: (517) 377-1508

LANSING FAX: (517) 377-1506

EMAILS TO CONTACT:

senator@levin.senate.gov

david_lyles@levin.senate.gov

SENATOR DEBBIE STABENOW - DEMOCRAT

DC PHONE: (202) 224-4822

DC FAX: (202) 224-0325

EAST LANSING PHONE: (517) 203-1760

EAST LANSING FAX: (517) 203-1778

EMAILS TO CONTACT:

senator@stabenow.senate.gov

greg_chaney@stabenow.senate.gov