Ryan was once a big backer of federal auto loans
Posted on AllSides September 10th, 2012
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A green-energy auto loan program that has come under sharp scrutiny lately from Republicans got an early boost back in 2008 from Rep. Paul Ryan, records show.
Writing to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, Mr. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican and now nominee for vice president, and three Democratic lawmakers cited the “importance and impact of this federal loan program in a letter about the Energy Departments multibillion-dollar Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.
The program provides loans to auto companies to develop more fuel-efficient vehicles.
While Mr. Ryan has...
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