Q Dana, you say you've had good responses so far to the -- what I presume is the Treasury proposal. The Democrats have put forth their ideas, which include limiting executive compensation, some oversight, et cetera. What is the White House reaction to that?

MS. PERINO: Well, a lot of these issues are going to be discussed and worked out over the next week. One of the things that we're most -- that we're primarily concerned about, and what Secretary Paulson discussed yesterday in all of the Sunday shows, is the need to get this done quickly. In our experience, the quickest way to get something done is to do it cleanly. And I would point you back to the President's statement and also -- of this morning, and Hank Paulson's statements of yesterday, in which he talked about the necessity to move quickly.

And there will be issues such as those ones that you mentioned. Should they be dealt with on this particular bill, that's to be seen. And I think that what we're looking for is something that would help us immediately help stabilize the markets. And those issues of transparency and others will be ones that I think will be debated. Whether or not it's on this bill I think remains to be seen.

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