Published 1/22/2009
at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a symbolic gesture of dissatisfaction with the government's attempts to stabilize the financial system, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 270-155 on Thursday against releasing a second allotment of $350 billion to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.
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