Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, shows the $700 billion financial bailout bill which passed the House after she signed it on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 3, 2008. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday after the House voted it down Monday. From left are Democratic Representatives Chris Van Hollen (MD), Pelosi, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (SC). (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)