The federal government has only reimbursed auto dealers for 2 percent of the claims they’ve submitted through the popular “cash for clunkers” program, a Pennsylvania congressman said, calling on the Obama administration to help speed up the process.
Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., called for “immediate action” to address the problem in a statement Sunday, after writing a letter to President Obama Saturday expressing his concerns.
In the letter, Sestak said only 2 percent of claims have been paid and that four of every five applications have been “rejected for minor oversight.”
In recent days, auto dealers across the country have been complaining that the reimbursement payments are slow to process. And they said some of their applications were being rejected because of apparent procedural issues. The statistics Sestak cited suggest those complaints are not based on isolated incidents.
No big deal. Problem is that government workers assigned to process the C4C applications were surprised that they had to work a little harder to keep up and simply went on vacation. The problem will be remedied with the addition of 2 million more unionized workers to handle the workload and a new Clunker Czar.
No big deal. Problem is that government workers assigned to process the C4C applications were surprised that they had to work a little harder to keep up and simply went on vacation. The problem will be remedied with the addition of 2 million more unionized workers to handle the workload and a new Clunker Czar.
What does he think Obama can do that would have any impact on a leviathan bureaucracy? Or is he suggesting that money is the issue and that if O'd put a two month moratorium on "date night" there'd be money to pay?
Favorite tactic of public and private bureaucrats alike--refuse to take action because an i wasn't dotted nor a T crossed. Delay payment for as long as possible with no appeal and no compensation for the delay. Happens every day.