So, turns out Yoni is wrong again.
House Votes to Extend 'Clunkers' Program
By COREY BOLES and JOSH MITC
The House voted Friday to transfer $2 billion in emergency funding from the economic stimulus plan to the "cash for clunkers" program, ensuring it has sufficient funds to continue.
The move follows a scramble Thursday after it emerged that the initial $1 billion allocated to the clunkers program may have been close to exhausted after just one week. The legislation would shift $2 billion from the $787 billion stimulus plan to the program.
The House voted 316 to 109 to approve the extension. Because the measure was placed on the suspension calendar, it required two-thirds of lawmakers' support to carry it.
The clunkers program, which began last week, offers consumers vouchers for as much as $4,500 to trade in their gas guzzlers for new, more fuel-efficient models.
As of Friday morning, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is handling the clunker rebates, has processed $250 million in vouchers, the Transportation Department told auto makers and industry lobbying groups, a person said. NHTSA is doubling the number of people it has reviewing voucher applications to speed up the process, this person said....
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