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In 2007 there was a major financial collapse in the US linked to the weak housing market and failing banks, Congress addressed this issue in 2008 by _______________

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User Mdewit
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Answer:

issuing the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or commonly called the "bank bailout of 2008"

Step-by-step explanation:

The bailout was meant to Improve liquidity, Stabilize the economy, Investor confidence and to be in effect Immediately and significantly.

The financial size of the bailout was approximately $700 billion!

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