Reid: Expect AIG legislation tomorrow

From NBC’s Ken Strickland While praising the President Obama 's effort to recover millions of dollars in bonuses given to AIG executives, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell suggested the Treasury Department could have done more two weeks ago, before it agreed to give AIG another $30 billion bailout. In a short speech on the Senate floor, McConnell asked, "Wouldn't the Treasury and the taxpayer have had more leverage over AIG's executive contracts before providing another $30 billion in taxpayer money rather than allowing the bonuses to be paid with taxpayer money?" He added, "I certainly expect them to look for every possible legal way to live up to the pledge made yesterday on behalf of taxpayers." ...( read more ) (link)