With the federal government on the hook for as much as $1 trillion in various rescue plans aimed at stabilizing the nation's financial system and stimulating economic growth, elected officials and taxpayers need to know how these funds are being spent–including state insurance commissioners.

Are the rules governing these initiatives clearly spelled out? Are they being followed? Are programmatic goals being met? Are these programs being administered in an equitable and effective manner? And how do we, or will we know?

What began as a mortgage crisis has now spread to several other sectors of the economy–including the automobile industry, colleges and universities, and many other entities.

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