Here are the 27 Dems we can thank for pressing the TARP IG for AIG investigation

[chill_wind]

last spring:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2009
http://www.house.gov/list/press/md07_cummings/20090326aigcounterparty.shtml

Cummings Leads 26 Colleagues in Requesting AIG Counterparty Payment Investigation

Washington, D.C. — This morning, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) was joined by 26 of his colleagues in sending a letter (text below) to TARP IG Neil M. Barofsky requesting an investigation into AIG’s counterparty payments. Specifically, the Members of Congress want to know what kind of assessments (if any) were made of the health and total exposure risks of the counterparties, as well as whether or not AIG made any attempts to renegotiate the contracts.

Signatories to the Letter:

Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Joe Baca (D-Calif.), Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.), G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Christopher P. Carney (D-Pa.), Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.), John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Maurice D. Hinchey (D-N.Y.), Tim Holden (D-Pa.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio), Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Eric Massa (D-N.Y.), Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.), George Miller (D-Calif.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.), Donald M. Payne (D-N.J.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), John F. Tierney (D-Mass.), Timothy J. Walz (D-Minn.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vtl

The letter from last March to the TARP IG is at above link.


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11-16-09

Audit Faults New York Fed in A.I.G. Bailout
Source: New York Times

Geithner Singled Out In TARP Watchdog Neil Barofsky's Scathing Report On AIG Bailout

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4149384#top

[Vidar]

1. Recommended. Bringing down Geithner & AIG would be major steps in the right direction.

[chill_wind]

2. Thanks. The apparant support here at DU

for some Dems actually doing their Dem oversight regarding this is underwhelming, to put it politely.

[chill_wind]

3. Unrec'd. Bwaahhh!

27 Dems who dared to ask questions for taxpayers. Can't have that!

[KoKo]

4. Kick...

[cali]

5. Glad my rep was one of them. He's turning out to be a good replacement for Bernie.

I thought he would be.

[Greyhound]

6. Only 3 people responding? n/t

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