http://www.detnews.com/article/20110921/AUTO01/109210400/1148/auto01/Democrats-successfully-rally-U.S.-House-opposition-to-auto-loan-cuts

By David Shepardson; The Detroit News~ Sep 21, 2011

Washington— In a surprise vote, the U.S. House rejected a short-term bill to fund the government that would have cut $1.5 billion from a program that offers low-interest government loans to the auto industry.