| Remarks by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr on Current Financial and Housing Markets at the US Chamber of Commerce
-- Thank you for inviting me to address your Capital Markets Competitiveness Conference. We share a commitment to competitive markets, and Treasury will soon release a Blueprint for Regulatory Reform that proposes a financial regulatory framework which we believe will more effectively promote orderly markets and foster financial sector innovation and competitiveness. As you know, financial market stress began last August and has led to significant de-leveraging and repricing of risk, and sentiment has swung hard to risk aversion. There have been, as there always are during periods like this, bumps in the road and unpleasant surprises along the way. I am constantly asked how much longer will this take to play out and if this is the worst period of market stress I have experienced.
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Community Support Lifts Up Fire Victims
SPRING HILL - Michael Higgins views everyday home repairs more as a hobby than a chore on his "honey-do" list. Back in his native New Hampshire, Higgins even did wiring and plumbing work for friends and friends of friends. But it appears Higgins, 47, has met his match after a fire swept through his house near East Linden Retreat early Monday morning. "We're going to have to knock this down," Higgins said as he gazed at a clear blue sky through what was once his living room ceiling. Higgins and his family have the unwelcome task of rebuilding their lives before them, but an outpouring from the community has already proven they won't have to do it alone. Not long after fire engines left the ruins of 13132 Zarbis Drive, a few blocks north of County Line Road, neighbors and strangers began asking how they could help.
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