October 3, 2008

Congress on the Bailout – The final vote was 263-171…

“The patient is on the table, and we’ve got to get the paddles on it” – John Sullivan, R-Okla

By Alan K. Ota, Kathleen Hunter and Bart Jansen
(CQ) After four days of political and economic turmoil, the House on Friday reversed itself and cleared a $700 billion financial bailout package that also extends dozens [...]