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September 30, 2008

Thompson: More work needed on bailout plan

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/29/8 While many agree the government needs to intervene in the country’s financial market, some are saying the bill the House rejected today wasn’t the right answer. “The legislation in its current form fails to put the people first,” U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, said in a release distributed after the House rejected…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 30, 2008

Rep. Travis Childers Statement on Why He Voted Against Bailout Plan

WJTV, 9/29/8 Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) released the following statement in response to his vote against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout: “Hard-working families are struggling in the face of job losses and home foreclosures resulting from overall economic instability. They are justifiably angry about a bailout that would require them to dig deeper into…