WARREN, MI - DECEMBER 17: Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) local 909, which represents workers at GM's Powertrain plant in Warren, attend a union meeting in which they were given details about their imminent layoffs December 17, 2008 in Warren, Michigan. The Bush administration is vowing to support short-term government help for the struggling domestic auto industry. Both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have said they could run out of cash within weeks without help from the government. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

WARREN, MI - DECEMBER 17: Members of United Auto Workers (UAW) local 909, which represents workers at GM's Powertrain plant in Warren, attend a union meeting in which they were given details about their imminent layoffs December 17, 2008 in Warren, Michigan. The Bush administration is vowing to support short-term government help for the struggling domestic auto industry. Both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have said they could run out of cash within weeks without help from the government.

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