my grandfather pay for carlyle chevrolet from his labors, my father paid my grandmother for carlyle chevrolet to his efforts, it took me nearly 20 years to pay my parents for carlyle chevrolet committed to gm and chrysler a mere 24 hours to take carlisle chevrolet from maine. this makes no sense. why is this happening? gm and chrysler have stated publicly they have not used the bankruptcy code to usurp state and local motor vehicle cousin statute, this is patently not true. i don't care how it is gone, they have offered a wide done agreement or participation agreement and the content of these is horrible. dealers are told to sign the agreement or gm will petition the bankruptcy court to have them immediately turn. there is no alternative to sending these new agreements, this is wrong and out and buy to address what i think is most important part of my testimony. 24 hours my business was essentially taken from me with no explanation other than that these are difficult times. out in this country in a man's property be taken without due process and without compensation and apparently given to an

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and again, carlyle chevrolet in texas has 40 employees. they are not at the bottom of this flow charts, and they're not at the top either, they are not at the bottom. he told me that last year he paid $1.3 million in taxes in ellis county. it employed 40 people. cells and average -- he sells an average of 50 cars and trucks a month. in good years you can double that. so he could do better, he says that. but his business that has been in his family for four generations, if we can't get chrysler and gm to take a second look, it is gone. and his son, austin, who is sitting out here, his opportunity to the american way of life as we know it is gone. now what i am asking, mr. chairman, is i am not asking the management of chrysler and gm to do things that don't make sound business and economic sense. but what i am asking is to show little mercy of that is the right term. every decision doesn't have to be the toughest decision you can make. you cannot bear on the side of leniency and if somebody is selling 50.5 cars a month and the goal is for t