Treasury Secretary Geithner alluded to that possibility, saying his plan attempts to steer a path between doing nothing and having the government take over the banks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"I continue to hope that President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and others will take a step toward responsibility and restraint, and reject the path of reckless spending that America is presently on."

VOA: standard.2010.07.03