GM CEO Dan Akerson

“I think people will go, ‘Wow, I’m glad we invested in GM.’ I’m talking about the American taxpayer.”

GM CEO Dan Akerson

“…it shouldn’t be measured on did it sell for $43 or $53 (a share) or did they lose a couple billion dollars?

Steven Rattner, former head of the Treasury’s Auto Task Force

“I’ve got my fingers crossed the market will generally improve, and GM with it, and the government will be able to get out and it’ll be a good outcome for everybody.

Steven Rattner, former head of the Treasury’s Auto Task Force

“As a pure investment matter, if I were managing this piece of capital, I would hang on at the moment…

Larry Summers, former director of the White House National Economic Council

“‘There is a real prospect of (the Treasury Department) recovering most if not all of its investment’ in GM.”

Investors Business Daily

“At a car show, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi ‘expressed no concerns that taxpayers might be swindled.‘”

Former GM CEO Ed Whitacre

“The government’s investment is well placed, and I think they’ll make a lot of money.

President Barack Obama

“American taxpayers are now positioned to recover more than my administration invested in GM.”

Steven Rattner, former head of the Treasury’s Auto Task Force

“Recent progress at GM gives reason for optimism that it may be possible for taxpayers to get every penny back.” 

American Public Media

So far, I think we’ve lived up to the hope and to the promise of the American taxpayers…