A group of U.S. senators has reached a bipartisan agreement on aiding U.S. automakers, said an aide to Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan.
No details are available, Levin aide Tara Andringa said in an e-mail. Levin and colleagues Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat; George Voinovich, an Ohio Republican, and Kit Bond, a Missouri Republican, scheduled a 2:30 p.m. news conference in Washington.
Congressional leaders haven’t said whether they support the plan, and both houses could run out of time to enact legislation with a lame-duck session due to wrap up tomorrow.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday refused to schedule floor time to debate a possible Bond compromise plan, though he said today Congress might return in December to finish its work.
``The desire is we complete all of our actions until we come back on Jan. 6, but that may not be possible,’’ the Nevada Democrat said. ``It may be necessary that we come back after Thanksgiving.’’
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