WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The federal government's $700 billion bailout program for the U.S. financial industry lacks sufficient oversight, congressional investigators said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. senators say they hope to have a strong watchdog in place quickly for the Treasury Department's $700 billion bailout program.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. House panel kept up the congressional criticism of the Treasury Department's handling of the $700 billion financial bailout Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. government is planning to dramatically widen the scope of its financial bailout effort beyond the banking sector, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department is trying to fit insurance companies into the $700 billion federal bailout package designed primarily for banks, sources said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Oilman T. Boone Pickens said Thursday the United States should give the Treasury secretary funds for a financial sector bailout "and tell him to get it fixed."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Lobbyists for the U.S. financial services industry are in a "feeding frenzy," pleading the industry's case for a $700 billion bailout, observers said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said the nation's economy would suffer catastrophic effects if Congress fails to pass a bailout of the financial industry.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he'd support a bailout of U.S. financial markets only if it had proper oversight and protects taxpayers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats demanded the U.S. federal bailout of financial firms come with restrictions on executive salaries and bonuses, sources said.
