Sentences with phrase «federal bailout money»

At the time, the move was largely seen as a strategy for accessing federal bailout money in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

In a letter to Congress on Tuesday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo confirmed that AIG paid 73 employees bonuses of more than $ 1 million each this year after it received federal bailout money.

Today, the ethics panel charged her with breaking House rules by using her position to get federal bailout money for a bank with ties to her husband.

While he hasn't disclosed all his finances, Lazio confirmed that in 2008 and 2009 - a period in which the firm accepted $ 25 billion in federal bailout money - he earned a total of $ 2.1 million in salary and bonuses.

During that time, Paine and his crew captured the ups and downs of electric vehicles» development amid the Great Recession — when GM went bankrupt and its executives made the blunder of flying to Washington, D.C., in private jets to seek federal bailout money; when Tesla Motors almost missed payroll, having built only 100 cars and spent $ 100 million; and when Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was grilled by the press about the $ 6 billion gamble he was taking on the Leaf.

Mr. Spitzer appeared to be drawing a contrast between his office's attempt to take on Mr. Grasso with Mr. Cuomo's issuing of a report last year detailing the bonuses that executives received at banks getting federal bailout money, which Mr. Spitzer called mere «information gathering.»

A case in point is the Treasury Department's press release touting its decision to permit «10 of the largest U.S. financial institutions» to begin repaying $ 68 billion in federal bailout money.

Additionally, the Big Three should end their opposition to California's standards as a precondition to receiving any federal bailout money.