1. The Week on the Hill.
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Smallen, Jill and Dick, Jason
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FINANCIAL bailouts , *LEGISLATIVE bills - Abstract
This section offers news briefs related to the U.S. Congress for the week ended March 20, 2009. Congress was consumed by revelations that American International Group paid $165 million in executive bonuses even though the company's failures led to a government takeover. The Senate on March 19 voted 77-20 to approve a long-pending package of more than 150 public lands, water, and natural resources bills, sending it back once again to the House. The Senate on March 18 voted 92-5 to confirm former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to become U.S. trade representative.
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- 2009