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  • Republican Senator Calls on Obama to Cancel Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bonuses

    11/01/2011 6:18:49 PM PDT · by ColdOne · 8 replies
    FoxNews.com ^ | 11/1/11 | Ed Henry/FoxNews
    A Republican senator is calling on President Obama to cancel the $12.8 million in bonuses that were approved for 10 executives at the government-seized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that received a $170 billion taxpayer-funded bailout. “I am calling on the president of the United States to cancel those bonuses and explain to the American people, the taxpayers who bailed out Freddie and Fannie, why he continues to reward failure,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said at a news conference Tuesday. The two housing giants have received about $141 billion in taxpayer funds since the government took them over...