Q Just to follow up, first of all, on that point, Tony. Is the White House strategy going forward to try to get essentially 12 more votes to get that House bill passed? Or do you view that you have to basically start all over? What's the premise you have --

MR. FRATTO: No, I don't think we have to start all over. We do have a solution that will fix the problem, and that's the original proposal that was made by Secretary Paulson. We have to remember that while we have a political and legislative problem here, that the problem that we most need to fix is the economic problem. So we want to make sure the economic policy is the right one. There may be ways to improve upon that and to help the economy in other ways that could contribute to legislation that can pass both Houses of Congress, but that's our test: Does it, first, fix the problems with our economy, or help to improve the problem in our economy, and strengthen markets and our financial institutions so that they do not damage the real economy out there.

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