Jordan Demands Obama Visit Ontario Facility
June 15, 2009
Congressman Jim Jordan issued the following statement upon learning of the proposed closing of the Ontario stamping plant by June 2010:
"I am deeply concerned about the impact this decision will have on the GM workers and their families, as well as on the City of Ontario and Richland County. I have visited the Ontario plant multiple times. It is a top-notch facility with recent capital investment, and its employees are among the best workers in the nation."
"This move reinforces my strong opposition to President Obama and his Auto Task Force trying to micromanage the American auto industry from the White House. This industry, like any other, is best run by those who know it best - not the federal government."
"The Obama Administration has dispatched cabinet officials and members of the Auto Task Force across the Midwest to tour auto facilities. I demand the Administration change their schedule to include a visit to Ontario, Ohio – to tour the facility and look our workers in the eyes to tell them why they chose to close their plant."
"There's still time to fix what's wrong and turn our economy and auto industry around the right way. I believe this can be done if the President would enact a five-year moratorium on the newly-proposed CAFE standards, to provide more incentive for Americans to keep buying the trucks and SUVs that the Ontario facility helps produce. Additionally, Congress must end the rush towards the radical "cap-and-trade" environmental policy that is putting the American auto industry at a competitive disadvantage. An "all of the above" energy policy must be at the top of their to-do list to provide incentives for more drilling and refining to keep gas prices down. Today's announcement underscores the need for these issues to be solved in the months ahead."
"President Obama took the unprecedented step of intervening in private business by replacing the former CEO of General Motors. He can certainly take the honorable step in reversing his decision to close down our good General Motors facility."
"I am deeply concerned about the impact this decision will have on the GM workers and their families, as well as on the City of Ontario and Richland County. I have visited the Ontario plant multiple times. It is a top-notch facility with recent capital investment, and its employees are among the best workers in the nation."
"This move reinforces my strong opposition to President Obama and his Auto Task Force trying to micromanage the American auto industry from the White House. This industry, like any other, is best run by those who know it best - not the federal government."
"The Obama Administration has dispatched cabinet officials and members of the Auto Task Force across the Midwest to tour auto facilities. I demand the Administration change their schedule to include a visit to Ontario, Ohio – to tour the facility and look our workers in the eyes to tell them why they chose to close their plant."
"There's still time to fix what's wrong and turn our economy and auto industry around the right way. I believe this can be done if the President would enact a five-year moratorium on the newly-proposed CAFE standards, to provide more incentive for Americans to keep buying the trucks and SUVs that the Ontario facility helps produce. Additionally, Congress must end the rush towards the radical "cap-and-trade" environmental policy that is putting the American auto industry at a competitive disadvantage. An "all of the above" energy policy must be at the top of their to-do list to provide incentives for more drilling and refining to keep gas prices down. Today's announcement underscores the need for these issues to be solved in the months ahead."
"President Obama took the unprecedented step of intervening in private business by replacing the former CEO of General Motors. He can certainly take the honorable step in reversing his decision to close down our good General Motors facility."