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"McCotter On Auto Loan"

Rep. McCotter: I come from Michigan. I was born in Detroit. Wherever you go in the world, people know two things about Detroit. They know we make cars, and they know we make music: Motown. And so when we find ourselves in difficult situations, it is not unusual for us to refer to music to help keep our lucidity and our balance; to come through the tough times. And as I listen to the debate on the auto industry, in many ways I’m reminded of a Bob Seger song where he says: ‘To the IRS, I'm another file, I'm just a statistic on a sheet, I feel like a number. But I'm not a number, I'm a man.’

We’ve heard a lot of talk about the policy under-girding this bill. There are good arguments on both sides. But I live with the people who will be affected by it.

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