Senate Holds Hearing On Bailout Of U.S. Auto Industry(Chuck Hagel)

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (L) greets Chairman and CEO of General Motors Richard Wagoner (R) while committee ranking member Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) talk before a hearing about a proposed $34 billion federal bailout for the U.S. auto industry December 4, 2008 in Washington, DC. After a poor showing on Captiol Hill last month, the auto executives have returned to Washington for a second round of hearings after Congress sent them back to Detroit to refine their bailout proposals.

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