Michigan Rep. Sander Levin, brother of Senator Carl Levin, makes the case for America bailing out the auto industry as the second half of a debate that ran on USA Today’s editorial page.

Levin argues that the auto companies helped create the middle class and is part of the “fabric of our nation.” Levin blames the government for not providing national health care or investing in “advanced technologies” as he says other countries did. Those other countries, he also points out, have also bailed out their auto industries.