House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the deal on the financial bailout bill. With her (from left) are Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Senate majority leader Harry Reid, and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
(Lauren Victoria Burke/ Associated Press)
Leaders plead for a yes today
Skepticism remains as House approaches vote on $700b bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the deal on the financial bailout bill. With her (from left) are Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Senate majority leader Harry Reid, and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
(Lauren Victoria Burke/ Associated Press)
WASHINGTON - House and Senate leaders yesterday anxiously pleaded with skeptical lawmakers to accept a bipartisan $700 billion financial bailout plan, saying the package was crucial to calm the markets and stave off what they warned could be the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. (Full article: 1071 words)
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