Cash-for-Clunkers Incentive Survives Challenge

The U.S. Senate approves a $1 billion program to promote vehicle sales by encouraging consumers to trade in aging cars and light trucks.

The vote is 60-36 in favor after the measure draws fire on the Senate floor today because it is embedded in a $106 billion spending package intended to benefit U.S. troops overseas. The House of Representatives endorsed the entire expenditure Tuesday.

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) calls the measure “extraneous” and accuses supporters of ...