Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said he will put together a new economic stimulus bill when Congress returns after the election.
The moves come as all three Detroit-based automakers are struggling with a plunge in U.S. sales to 15-year lows and facing tough questions from investors.
The FBI marched out a panel of outside scientific experts in an effort to end lingering doubts on whether Dr. Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the attacks that killed five people and shook a nation.