History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2440 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Auto Rescue
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The idea
Congress authorised eighty billion dollars to help Chrysler and General Motors, which returned to profit by two thousand eleven, the anchor records.
In practice
Layoffs and wage cuts avoided in the auto industry, as the anchor says.
Where people slip
By two thousand thirteen the automakers had repaid over fifty billion dollars of the bailout, the anchor adds.
Your place on the trail
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