As you no doubt are aware by now, the U.S. House of Representatives voted down H.R. 3997 — the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (bailout bill) today by a vote of 205 for and 228 against, with 1 not voting.If you are curious as to how your Representative voted, there is a complete bailout bill roll call here. It lists yes and no votes by last name.If you don’t know your … [Read more...]
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: Bail Out Bill Draft
The House Committee on Financial Services has released a full draft of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). What’s an EESA? You may think of it as the “bail out bill”. It’s written in the scintillating prose reserved for politicians and lawyers. The link above will take you to it in its entirety. It is a 110 page PDF file, I haven’t read it yet. The bill … [Read more...]











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