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On this day: Congress passes the 2008 bank bailout
Original: Oct. 4 historical covers: Bailout bill passes Congress
October 4 marks the anniversary of Congress passing the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the roughly $700 billion bailout bill that created the Troubled Asset Relief Program during the 2008 financial crisis. The measure cleared the House on October 3 after an initial failed vote that had sent markets tumbling. Retrospectives of newspaper front pages from that week recall the panic and relief that gripped Wall Street and Washington as lawmakers intervened to shore up the banking system.
Why now: Anniversary retrospectives revive memories of the 2008 financial crisis bailout vote.
US CongressEmergency Economic Stabilization ActTroubled Asset Relief Program2008 financial crisis
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