The US Senate passed legislation Wednesday aimed at preventing home foreclosures and ease access to credit, targeting key factors at the heart of the global economic crisis.
Lawmakers voted 91-5 to approve the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act" championed by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, a Democrat.
"This bill is principally designed to provide that long sought for relief for people who are facing foreclosure. The bill does other things, but, certainly, a major target is to deal with people's housing issues and respectfully to stem the tide," Dodd said.
Wouldn't ya know, our own Jim Bunning was one of the "no" votes?
Bunning would rather stick to his rigid anti-government ideology than see the federal government helping to fix the economy. Simply shameful.
