was too big to fail. The Federal Reserve rescued the American International Group with an eighty-five billion dollar loan.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

The seven hundred eighty-seven billion dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is also unpopular because of its cost.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

Every dollar of waste in our defense budget is a dollar we can't spend to support our troops or prepare for future threats or protect the American people,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.21