© 2026 WEKU
NPR for Central and Eastern Kentucky
Support WEKU!
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
The Fall Pledge Drive has concluded! Thanks for your support. You can still donate and get the brand-new WEKU Travel Mug. Click here to support fact-based journalism and balanced reporting. Thanks!

Congressmen Discuss Support, Opposition Of Bailout

NPR
Published September 30, 2008 at 12:00 PM EDT
Following a House defeat of the $700 billion bailout plan, the Dow Jones Industrials plunged more than 750 points in trading.
Getty Images
Following a House defeat of the $700 billion bailout plan, the Dow Jones Industrials plunged more than 750 points in trading.

The House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion dollar financial bailout plan yesterday. As a result, the Dow dropped over 700 points, the largest stock drop in history.

Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York voted for the bill, while Democratic Congressman Robert "Bobby" Scott of Virginia voted against it. The two Congressmen debate the pros and cons of the bailout plan.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

NPR News
Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism
WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.
Contribute now
Related Content