标题:House Passes Bailout Bill on Second Try 新闻来源:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122304922742602533.html (需有正确连结) By COREY BOLES and FAWN JOHNSON WASHINGTON – The House voted 263-171 to pass the $700 billion financial-markets rescue bill, two days after the Senate passed the legislation. Several prominent members of the House who voted against the measure Monday announced their support for the revised bill, giving it well mroe than the the 218 votes needed. Warlier, House Republican leaders expressed confidence about the prospects for the House vote, but had stopped short of predicting the legislation would pass. Passage for the bill had appeared likely during floor debate, when several prominent members who voted against the bill on Monday announced their support for the bill after negotiators made several changes. Rep. John Lewis (D., Ga.) said on the floor that he would vote for the bill, even though he voted against it earlier in the week. Mr. Lewis is a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus, which had expressed extreme discomfort with the bill earlier in the week. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D., N.J.) also announced on the floor that he would switch his 'no' vote to a 'yes' after members added language on the alternative minimum tax and a bill to establish parity for people seeking coverage of mental health care. "I pray that I'm doing the right thing. I believe so in my heart," Pascrell said. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) said he was optimistic, but said he was not going to take anything for granted. "It's time to act," said Mr. Boehner. "It's time to act for the American people." Rep. Roy Blunt, the minority whip whose job it is to corral Republican votes, said that the party leadership would continue to talk to members to gauge their voting intention as debate on the rescue package proceeded over the next couple of hours. Over the last 24 hours, a growing number of members of both parties have indicated their intention to switch their no votes to yes. Assuming all those who voted yes on Monday, when the House defeated an attempt to pass the financial rescue package, 12 members would have needed to switch their votes to support the measure. Rep. Hilda Solis (D., Calif.) indicated Friday that she has changed her mind and will support the bill "with a heavy heart." "I am now looking and supporting the rule [for floor debate] and the bill," she said on the House floor. She said Congress needs to "restore trust" in the market and cap executive compensation. Ms. Solis is one of around half a dozen members who have publicly declared their intention to switch. Rep. Howard Coble (R., N.C.), who also voted against the bill on Monday, announced on the House floor that he will change his vote and support the measure. "I weighed this very carefully," he said, adding that new language on the alternative minimum tax and additional protections for banks improved the bill. Rep. Zach Wamp (R., Tenn.) also announced Friday that he would switch his vote to support the measure. "The costs of inaction are greater than the costs of this bill," he said. -- 「就像其他各类集体主义一样，种族主义也寻求不劳而获。它寻求自动获得知识﹔它寻求 自动评价人们的品质而忽略运用理性或道德判断的责任﹔而更重要的是，它寻求自动的自 尊（或伪自尊）」 Ayn Rand<The Virtue of Selfishness> 致台湾之光的影迷跟球迷 --

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