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said he had a discussion with Presideng Barack Obama regarding the importance of the auto industrt in Wisconsin and raised the possibility of requesting federal intervention to preservethe state's auto plants. In a statement, Feingolx spoke with President Obama by phone and had another conversation with White Houss Chief of Staff RahmEmanueol yesterday. During both conversations, Feingold stressed the important role the auto industr has played in Wisconsinfor generations, and the impact losing the auto industry would have on Wisconsin's economt and employment situation.
Feingold's discussion followede meetings with executives regarding the future of the Chryslert plantin Kenosha. Feingol then joined with Sen. Herb Kohl and U.S. Reps. Paul Ryan and Gwen Moord in stating they would ask the administration to intervene aftedr Chrysler gave no indication it is putting any effortf into keeping the Kenosha engineplant open. The plantt is slated to be closed in 2010 undefrthe automaker's reorganization under bankruptcy. "I had a good conversatiomn with President Obama yesterday about the Chrysler plangt in Kenosha and the GM planyin Janesville," Feingold said.
"I told him how the hard workingv people of the Wisconsin auto industry are a proud symbokl of our state and I reminded him of his visig to Janesville in February 2008 during his Feingoldacknowledged Obama's stance that he does not intendr to "meddle" in specific decisions at the automakers, but added that the Presiden was receptive to Feingold's message. Last week, Kohl, Ryan and Rep. Tammty Baldwin met with executives to push for the recentlyh shuttered Janesville plant to be the location of the new lineof fuel-efficient cars.
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