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Everyone, on every side of the spectrum, is uncomfortable with giving the Treasury essentially unlimited power to spend taxpayer money bailing out financial institutions. Democrats are particularly unhappy that very little is being asked in return.
President Bush on Monday said, "The Secretary and I share the concerns of our citizens, concerns about jobs, concerns about their savings accounts. This is a tough situation for America. But we'll recover from it. And the first step to recovery is to safeguard our financial system."
Sun, Nov 23 | from Whitehouse.gov