Congressman Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), today issued the following statement following the vote on the financial rescue legislation
“The vote today means that a majority of House members believe the financial rescue legislation needs further improvement.  I will be working with my colleagues, members of both political parties, to find common ground so that we can find a solution to this problem.
“I believe our nation stands at the precipice of a financial crisis.  If we fail to find a bi-partisan solution to this, all Americans will suffer.  This is not simply a crisis for Wall Street.  This is a crisis that is already beginning to affect people all across America.  This crisis poses a threat to the ability of people and businesses to obtain credit for loans, a threat to savings, and a threat to jobs.
“Because of these threats posed to our nation’s economic security, failure is not acceptable.  We will continue to work on a bi-partisan basis to find solution to this problem that can win the support of a majority in the Congress.”
Putnam is chairman of the Republican Conference, the third ranking member of his party’s leadership in the House of Representatives.  He is also a member of the Financial Services Committee. Since 2001, Putnam has represented Florida’s 12th Congressional District, which includes most of Polk County and portions of Hillsborough and Osceola counties.