It wasn't just the $150 billion in pork "sweeteners" added to the $700B bailout that got Congress to vote for the "biggest theft in history," it was threats. Rep. Brad Sherman (D, CA) spoke about it on the House floor:
Friday, October 10
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
Thanks for this. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, D-TX of Austin, voted against both times. Listen to his NPR interview comparing the run up to the bailout to the administration's rush to Iraq.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95185077
Post a Comment