night, stunned and scared. people were days away from not being able to take money out of the atm. and it was happening around the world, not just the u.s. it was more dangerous than anything we've seen since the great depression and we were effectively out of ammunition. >> two days after the house killed a rescue package, the senate leadership is determined to pass it tonight and pressure the house into taking action. >> to democrats and republicans who have opposed this plan, i say, step up to the plate, let's do what's right for the country at this time because the time to act is now. >> if we fail to act, years of our economy will grind to a halt. >> this is the greatest market disruption that has happened since the crash of 1929. reality finally imposes itself on capitol hill. >> the motion is adopted. >> given a second chance the house did an about-face, easily passing the $700 billion