Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz on Tuesday said Ford CEO Jim Farley was scared to testify before Congress, a day after the Texas Republican postponed the hearing due to Farley’s refusal to appear.
“Well, for whatever reason, it appears Jim Farley was terrified of testifying before Congress,” Cruz told POLITICO in an interview.
Cruz popped off on Farley, whose reluctance to appear delayed what was set to be a marquee hearing with the leaders of the Big Three Detroit automakers and a top engineer at Tesla.
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Cruz also bashed Farley on a since-scrapped plan by the automaker that would have let dealers continue to offer the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit on leases, even after the benefit expired.
