Hundreds stand in line to attend the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing on the state of the auto industry with UAW President Ron Gettelfinger; Ford CEO Alan Mulally; Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli; and GM CEO G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., testifying at the Dirksen Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times)

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee holds a hearing on the state of the auto industry with UAW President Ron Gettelfinger; Ford CEO Alan Mulally; Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli; and GM CEO G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., testifying at the Dirksen Senate office building. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times)

Ford CEO Alan Mullaly, second from right, waits with, left to right, GM CEO Richard Wagoner, Jr., and Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli to testify before the House financial services committee at a hearing on stabilizing the auto industry, Wednesday. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

The Levin brothers, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), left, and Sander Levin (D-MI), right confer while on a panel testifying before a House hearing on stabilizing the auto industry, Wednesday. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

GM CEO Richard Wagoner, Jr., testifies before the House financial services committee. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli testifies before the House financial services committee. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

Ford CEO Alan Mullaly testifiesbefore the House financial services committee. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger testifies before the House financial services committee. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)