Statement by Congressman John Kline

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"America is facing dire economic consequences, and Congress today took an important step toward providing the stability all Americans need to continue to conduct business, pay their mortgages, and go about their everyday lives. I am deeply concerned and disappointed by some of the additional items the Senate added to this emergency economic rescue legislation, but its passage is vital to stabilizing our economy. This bipartisan legislation is designed to provide stability to increasingly strained financial markets that affect not only Wall Street and Main Street, but Minnesotans who are facing difficult decisions in these uncertain times.

"The vote in the House of Representatives today was a straight yes or no vote on the entire economic package - the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything in between. I supported this legislation because now more than ever, our concerns and efforts need to be focused on the jobs, home mortgages, and retirement security of Minnesotans - and all Americans."

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