Maureen Miller
AC360° Writer
We, the taxpayers, paid tens of billions of dollars to save the banks during the economic meltdown. Now some of those banks are spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress to make sure any reform laws are to their liking. So, you may be wondering, are the banks using the bailout money to lobby the government? Don't miss our “Keeping them Honest” investigation tonight on 360°.
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| Bryan Sanders |
October 26th, 2009 10:10 pm ET my view is that the money that was givin for the bailout ment that they had no money .so the money that they are spending is definately tax payers dollars seeing as they have not paid back any of the bailout funds. |
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| michael armstrong sr. TX. |
October 26th, 2009 10:15 pm ET So are the people who run this country into a resescion going to get away with bank robbery |
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| Joanne P. |
October 26th, 2009 10:20 pm ET We are allowing a "mob" of lobbiests to control the country. What's wrong with this picture? Everything, healthcare equity, fair lending, funding education, the greening of America ...or fees, usury, bonuses for Wall Street... |
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| Annie Kate |
October 26th, 2009 10:27 pm ET I wouldn't put it past the banks using stimulus money to lobby Congress. They have already proved that they have no integrity or honesty. Just a bunch of grifters I think. Will be looking forward to hearing the latest in this mess. |
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| cyrus |
October 26th, 2009 10:33 pm ET Of course the banks are lobying congress and its nothing new. The complete de-regulation of the banks that lead us into these crises was executed by the bank lobbyists, too. |
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| cece |
October 26th, 2009 11:11 pm ET I may be mistaken, but wasn't Franks instrumental in negotiating the bailout for the banks? How does he now criticize the same people he helped to give our money away to. I'm sick of politics and politicians. |
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| Edi |
October 26th, 2009 11:41 pm ET I am responding to the question- what do I think of the Tea Party Express. I am 100% in agreement with American citizens speaking out on issues that they consider important to them. There are many of us in this country that feel as if our government (Congress) is deaf and dumb- they chose not to listen or not to hear. We are watching our Constitution be re-written. Thank goodness, freedom of Speech is alive and well in America. |
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| Stayee |
October 26th, 2009 11:47 pm ET The tea party is a defined movement designed to destabalised the Obama adminstration. The organisers these moverment are covert racist who cant stand to see a black man rule the free world. They jumped at the oppertunity to take advantage of a sensitive issue like the health care issue. |
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| Stayee |
October 26th, 2009 11:51 pm ET It is quite strange in america that one can be paying for health insurence for all their healthy lives, but when the opportunity comes for the insurance company to live up to their obligation they tell thier tell their loyas customers they have pre-existing conditions. |
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| Lori |
October 27th, 2009 12:50 am ET Banks are using bailout money. |
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| george miller |
October 27th, 2009 2:02 am ET They need to roll back the date of credit card reforms. Those crooks are all increasing the card rates before the new laws take effect. |
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| dan |
October 27th, 2009 2:17 am ET What is Franks talking about? A banking enforcement agency that can arbitrarily regulate a financial institution if they believe their actions are too risky? The real question is, what was Congressional oversight and the Fed doing as we built-up to a clearly overheated housing market? |
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| SueGore |
October 27th, 2009 5:14 am ET Barney Frank was just on, saying he takes money for this lobbyist not that one, How is that legal,isn't that bribery? It nice they have this money to throw around, the public aren't that lucky, all their money goes for taxes. |
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| Enough |
October 27th, 2009 8:57 am ET Congress is so stupid, they hand out all this money with no oversight on it. The bailout money should only be used for business purposes, not lobbying or bonuses. Same old story from Washington. Cash for Clunkers another mistake, that should have been for AMERICAN cars only. Please Keep them out of our health care, they can't do anything right. |
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