Oct 3rd, 2008 · Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congresswoman, who is in a tight re-election race, talks about what made her change her mind.
Oct 3rd, 2008 · Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are expected to vote Friday on a revised Wall Street rescue bill. Lawmakers there rejected the plan Monday by 23 votes. The Senate passed a modified version of the package Wednesday. Now some House members will have to become vote switchers, a label no one likes, in order for the bill to pass.