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October 3, 2008

WICKER – Financial Bailout wrong way to protect middle class

WICKER: FINANCIAL BAILOUT WRONG WAY TO PROTECT MIDDLE CLASS Last week, I voted against a massive $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill. While Sen. Thad Cochran and I voted against the measure, the bailout bill still passed the Senate by a vote of 74-25. As this column is written, the House of Representatives is preparing…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 3, 2008

MALKIN – Dear Congress: Put the gun down now

Dear Congress: Put the gun down now On Sept. 19, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson put a gun to America’s head: Pass his $700 billion bailout of the banking industry and give him unfettered new powers to buy up an ocean of privately-held toxic assets or all hell would break loose. Treasury officials warned that the…