NFIB

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Federation of Independent Business announced its initial opposition to a proposed bailout of the Big Three automotive companies.

Claiming the proposed bailout would be on the backs on small business, NFIB president and CEO, Todd Stottlemyer, reacted by issuing the following the statement.

"Small businesses owners are adamant: Don't ask us to send our tax dollars to Detroit to pay for their mistakes without significant restructuring and effective independent oversight.

"Proposals to provide as much as $50 billion to the Big Three auto companies are a misguided attempt to bail out companies that are in this situation not because of the credit crisis, but because of a long series of decisions that have led these once-admired corporations to where they are today.

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