MS. PERINO: As the President wanted them to do yesterday, is to listen to the concern and see if there were areas that we could find compromise that would still allow the plan to work. So I don't have the nitty-gritty details on what they are, but the President has said let's listen to their concerns.

We've already come their way on a few things, on both the Republicans' and the Democrats' side. For example, when we put out the legislation last Saturday, which was an outline, we asked for their feedback. One of the things that understandably people wanted to have was more transparency and oversight. So we are willing to work with them on that. I think there are still some modifications that some of the members would like to see in that regard. We're willing to look at them.

In addition to that, there's the issue of executive compensation, and should there be limits for companies whose CEOs participate in this program. And Hank Paulson is trying to work with his team on the details as to what that would look like.

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