Senate Republicans Push For End To Bailout Fund

Senate Republicans push for end to bailout fund

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday called on the Obama administration to let the authority to tap a $700 billion financial bailout fund expire at the end of the year as scheduled.

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