Secretary Hank Paulson Pictures

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson addresses the Council of Institutional Investors' spring meeting at the Captiol Hilton April 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. Paulson and others in the Bush Administration continue to work to stem the impact of what many experts say is an oncoming rescession brought on by the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America)

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson joins other cabinet members for a news conference about the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports at the Treasury Department March 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. According to the report, if left unchanged, Social Security will only be able to pay 78% of benefits to future retirees if the federal government does not begin to pay back what it owes the trust fund in 2017. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America)