Congress, the White House and the Financial Bailout Plan

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-09-24/congress-white-house-and-financial-bailout-plan

Guest Host:

Frank Sesno
Congress, the White House and the Financial Bailout Plan

Citing fears for the future of the U.S. economy, the Administration is asking Congress to shift immense power to the Treasury Department. Frank Senso and guests discuss the latest negotiations on Capitol Hill and what the proposed plan...

Citing fears for the future of the U.S. economy, the Administration is asking Congress to shift immense power to the Treasury Department. Frank Senso and guests discuss the latest negotiations on Capitol Hill and what the proposed plan may mean for the economic future of the United States

Guests

Norman Ornstein

is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."

Julie Hirschfeld Davis

congressional reporter, The Associated Press

William Poole

William Poole is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is also Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Delaware.

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