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Hoyer, Blunt to Meet on Bailout

By Jennifer Bendery
Posted September 30, 2008 at 5:03pm

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) will meet Wednesday morning to hash out a plan for advancing the $700 billion bailout bill later this week. The two will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. before going into their meeting.

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