Supplemental Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2009

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2009 -- (House of Representatives - July 31, 2009)

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Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I thank my friend from California for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, Cash for Clunkers has serious problems that are administrative problems. I have dealers in my district in northeast Georgia who probably are going to go bankrupt because of these problems. I hope, as we go forward, that we'll fix these administrative snafus that are in this problem.

We're throwing money into another government program that has very serious problems where dealers can't get their money. I have one dealer who has paid out of his pocket for 50 cars but has only gotten money back for one. Now, that dealer, if he doesn't get paid back, is going to have very severe financial problems, and his employees are going to be put out of work if we don't fix this.

Certainly, we've sold a lot of cars because of this program, but just throwing money into a program that has tremendous administrative, red tape problems and other problems is not going to be the long-term answer. I hope that the administration will straighten out these administration snafus and will get the money to our dealers, money that they desperately need.

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