The measure proposed today was part of a request for another $80 billion to continue the bailout program.

They also opposed the inclusion of cabinet members who were previously in the government that approved the bailout programme.

Even though it provides generous financial support, the Government's bailout program cannot guarantee success.

There's the confusion about what the government will do next with its ever-changing bailout program.

Critics of the bailout program say Washington should not be propping up foundering companies.

Wasn't the purpose of the bailout program to put the financial system on a much steadier foundation?

Nothing has done more in recent memory to brand the industry as a public interest than the bailout program.

The industry's profits included $421.6 million in Government assistance provided under deals negotiated before the current bailout program was put in place.

But the bailout program has not accomplished anything like that, according to a variety of experts, including industry executives, labor leaders, and members of Congress.

It provides another justification to vote against legislation that the Administration contends could be enough to complete the bailout program.