11月10日，美国当选总统奥巴马在白宫会见将于明年1月份卸任的现任总统布什，希望布什能够迅速采取行动阻止美国汽车业的崩溃，并从更广泛的范围对经济提供帮助。

November 10, president-elect Barack Obama met at the White House with the man he will succeed in January, and pressed President George W. Bush to take immediate action to help stave off the collapse of the U.S. auto industry and to aid the economy more broadly.

在奥巴马关注汽车业的同时，国会民主党议员也开始采取行动，帮助汽车厂家获得分配给金融业的救助资金。

Mr. Obama's focus on the auto industry came as fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill started moving on their own to help Detroit gain access to federal rescue funds allocated for the financial sector.

密歇根州参议员莱文周一称，他正在起草法案，以便从旨在拯救华尔街的7,000亿美元救助计划中动用资金帮助正走向破产保护边缘的底特律汽车制造商。他希望该法案能获得快速通过。

Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan said Monday that he is drafting legislation, aimed for quick passage, that would free up money from the $700 billion Wall Street rescue for Detroit auto makers careening toward seeking bankruptcy protection.