]> http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2008/10/01/averting-the-next-crisis Comments for "Averting the next crisis" en http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2008/10/01/averting-the-next-crisis Investment firms on Monday began to call in their debts on Capitol Hill, asking Congress to create a $700 billion fund that the firms can draw upon to fix their failed loans. But the U.S. House of Representative did the unusual when it said no to the Wall Street bankers that have pumped about $2 billion in campaign donations to federal candidates since the election cycle of 1990, according to research by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:48:54 +0000