Lawmakers question Geithner and Bernanke

Tue, 03/24/2009 - 13:53
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill grilled Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today about federal oversight of the AIG bailout and 165 million dollars paid out in executive compensation. Geithner said AIG is an example of the failures in the US financial system and he wants new regulatory authority to oversee non-bank institutions.

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