WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that would require the government to use money paid back under the Troubled Asset Relief Program for deficit reduction, not further spending.
The Senate added the measure by voice vote to a sweeping rewrite of financial regulations. Keywords: FINANCIAL REGULATION/TARP (Editing by Stacey Joyce; andy.sullivan@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 898 8391; Reuters Messaging: andy.sullivan.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The Senate added the measure by voice vote to a sweeping rewrite of financial regulations. Keywords: FINANCIAL REGULATION/TARP (Editing by Stacey Joyce; andy.sullivan@thomsonreuters.com; +1 202 898 8391; Reuters Messaging: andy.sullivan.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.