That loan, which accounted for nearly all of the $25 billion cash portion of AT&T's offer, was one of the biggest ever made in support of a loan.
In 2005, when the Energy Policy Act was first proposed by the Bush administration, they made some of these same arguments in support of the loan guarantee program, which was part of the bill.
The union's willingness to modify its 2007 contract came a day after G.M., Chrysler and the Ford Motor Company submitted business plans to Congress in support of their loan requests.
The conservative opposition, which concealed the extent of the country's debt problems in its last years in power, refused this week to join a unity government in support of the loan package unless the aim was to renegotiate the terms of the deal.
These include Climate Investments Funds, a Clean Technology Fund, and direct Bank Group financing in support of expanded loans and grants for renewable energy and energy efficiency (http://beta.worldbank.org/climate/).org/climate/
"If the appraisal eventually comes in at a number that is too low to support the amount of loan applied for," Mr. Troup said, "the purchaser may elect to terminate the contract and receive back the down payment".
A campaign in support of $1.8 billion in loan guarantees for United Airlines has reached the Oval Office.
The federal government has quietly increased its support of the student loan market to such a degree that the real question may be whether there is a role left for private lenders at all.
The second is that even if the economy remains good, the banks cannot generate enough internal capital to support their current levels of loan growth.
All proposals entail complex capital-intensive efforts that would take years, require government support in the form of loan or price guarantees, and almost certainly cause political brawls — since everyone wants low-cost natural gas, but no one wants the pipelines or shipping terminals nearby.
