Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr., the new Democratic congressman from the 1st Congressional District, joined Republican House members twice this week in largely symbolic votes to block the release of $350 billion more in federal bailout funds.

The U.S. Senate had approved the release of funds for financial institutions, so the House of Representatives’ votes could not block the funding.

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