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Note: This page is part of the Governor's News Archive, which holds press releases from January 2009 through September 2011. Since October 2011, recent news can be found in the Newsroom and archived news is available at news.delaware.gov. June 9, 2009 White House Director of Auto Recovery and Team to Visit Delaware Thursday; Governor, Congressional Delegation Reps to Make Case for Aid for GM WorkersWILMINGTON – Delaware leaders will make the case for federal assistance for its unemployed autoworkers this Thursday to President Obama’s Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, Dr. Edward Montgomery and his team. General Motors announced last week that it will be closing its Boxwood Road factory in Delaware, putting hundreds of Delawareans out of work just six months after the Chrysler plant in Newark shut down as well. “We asked for the opportunity to be heard and the chance to make the case that, with retraining, our auto workers should be an important part of our efforts to get our state’s economy moving in the right direction,” Governor Jack Markell said. “We asked for Dr. Montgomery to come to Delaware to learn more about how the crisis at GM affected our workers and our communities. The Obama administration answered.” Markell will be joined by representatives from the offices of each of Delaware’s Congressional Delegation – Senator Tom Carper, Senator Ted Kaufman and Congressman Mike Castle – and the state’s Stimulus Czar, Lt. Governor Matt Denn. “We are pleased that Dr. Montgomery has responded to our requests to visit Delaware and discuss the ways in which the Obama-Biden Administration can be helpful to the many workers and their families affected by the loss of our two assembly plants,” the delegation said in a joint statement. “We will continue to work with the Governor in an effort to secure whatever federal resources are available.” Who: Ed Montgomery, the Obama administration's Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, Governor Jack Markell, Lt. Governor Matt Denn, Congressional Delegation representatives, other state officials What: Recap of meeting about federal recovery effort for laid off GM workers. When: Thursday, June 11th, Noon Where: Office of the Governor, 12th Floor, Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 |
