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KENOSHA - The big three automakers were back in Washington Thursday, asking Congress for a bailout. The bailout carries a $34 billion price tag, and the decision from Congress will affect jobs in Wisconsin and across the country, including Kenosha. But it's not just people at Kenosha's Chrysler plant who are watching what happens on Capitol Hill. There are a lot of organizations that depend on the plant, that have nothing to do with making cars. That includes the people at the Kenosha Achievement Center. Its only purpose is to find work for disabled people. One hundred fifty workers from the center pack parts for the Chrysler plant. They would lose their jobs if the plant closes. “You look here at the Kenosha center and you look at a 100 plus workers that won't have earnings. You would never think of them being affected,” Kenosha Achievement Center Director Paula Williams explained. It's why Kenosha's mayor is flying to the nation's capitol next week in hopes of persuading politicians to vote for the big three bailout. “We're going there thinking we can have an impact on the decision making,” Kenosha Mayor Keith Bosman said. An impact folks at the center will feel one way or another. “It would be devastating to the families,” Mayor Bosman said.