[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 
2008--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110-
                                  158)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services and ordered to be printed:

                                               The White House

                                 Washington, DC, October 14, 2008.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to section 115(a) (2) of the 
     Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     343) (the ``Act''), I hereby certify that it is necessary for 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise the authority 
     granted under the Act to purchase, or commit to purchase, 
     troubled assets up to the limit of $350 billion outstanding 
     at any one time.
           Sincerely,
     George W. Bush.

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