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...Both presidential candidates want to blame Wall Street, and there is surely some merit to that. But the heart of the problem rests with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, two quasi-government corporations. Despite several attempts by legislators to call attention to the impending crisis, lawmakers like Senator Christopher Dodd - the No. 1 recipient of campaign contributions from Fannie and Freddie - preached the soundness of these institutions. This is not a failure of the free-market system; it is the failure of big government and its manipulations. Jim Vance, Birmingham, Alabama...
...importance of service. That is reflected in part by their recent historic agreement at the ServiceNation Presidential Forum and Summit in New York City this past September 11th and 12th to co-sponsor the new bi-partisan “Serve America Act” with Senators Kennedy, Hatch, Dodd, Cochran, and Clinton. This new legislation will grow AmeriCorps by 175,000 corps members, strengthen and grow the Peace Corps, and create new problem solving corps in education, disaster relief, environmental protection, and other areas. Despite the negative attacks of this presidential season, it is a powerful testament...
...need be, delegate to those with the expertise to address the problems at hand. As Senator Barack Obama has constantly reminded the world, McCain has said that economics “is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.” Senator Chris Dodd and Congressman Barney Frank ’62 are the chairs of the finance committees in their respective legislative chambers. They, along with President Bush’s economic team, have the know-how and can-do attitudes to engineer a substantive bailout bill—without McCain?...
...something that only the Fed and the Treasury are smart enough to fix." Others went further: "It's financial socialism," Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky told Paulson and Bernanke at a stormy Senate Banking Committee hearing, "and it's un-American." Bunning, a conservative, was echoed by Senator Chris Dodd, a Connecticut liberal: "After reading this proposal, I can only conclude that it is not just our economy that is at risk, but our Constitution as well...
...that the Bush Administration's plan is "the single most effective thing we can do to help homeowners, the American people, and stimulate our economy." And he stressed that despite fears on Capitol Hill, he does believe there should be some oversight of the unprecedented bailout. But Democrat Chris Dodd of Connecticut declared, "It is not just our economy at risk but our Constitution as well," while ranking minority member Richard Shelby of Alabama, a vocal critic of the plan, said, "I have long opposed government bailouts for individuals and corporate America alike ... We have been given no credible assurances...