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House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-01 14:16

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said a better solution would be to terminate the $700 billion bank bailout program established last year.

"If you quit bailing out risky behavior, Mr. Chairman, you'll receive less risky behavior," said Hensarling, R-Texas.

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Republicans also cast the proposal as too liberal even for Obama.

Frank snapped back: "We are not taking orders from the Obama administration."

Also on Friday, a group of 11 bipartisan senators pressed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to name the financial institutions that have received emergency assistance from the Fed and disclose how much help each received.

The Federal Reserve has invoked its emergency powers to provide assistance to some banks but has not disclosed the details out of concern that the information might cause a run on the institutions.

The senators, led by North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan and Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, said the information should be released now that banks are reporting profits and paying back the bailout money.

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