Why did bush propose legislation to american savings and loans?
to create a new type of bank
to end an economic crisis created by failing banks
to pay down the federal debt created by overspending

to end an economic crisis created by failing banks.

Explanation:

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was an act signed into law by President George W. Bush. The act created the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which was designed to purchase distressed assets from financial institutions that had suffered during the financial crisis of 2007-2008. These institutions included Lehman Brothers and American International Group. The funds that the government provided were redirected to inject capital into banks and other financial institutions.

cruel, heartless

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