State Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) participated Monday, August 3rd, in the first meeting of the Joint Select Committee on the Impact of the Changing Automobile Industry in Ohio. The bi-partisan legislative committee met at the University of Toledo to discuss the automobile industry as it relates to manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and consumers.
“We had the opportunity to hear compelling testimony from a wide range of people, including members of the community and experts from the auto industry,” said Senator Fedor. “I think what the committee members took away from this meeting was a clearer understanding of the impact the auto industry’s troubles are having on real people.”
The Joint Select Committee, created recently by the Ohio General Assembly, will make recommendations for laws regulating and supporting the automobile industry and submit a report to Governor Ted Strickland by September 30, 2009. The committee has additional meetings scheduled in Lorain, Warren, Dayton and Mansfield.
