WASHINGTON (AP) -- The lead Republican in negotiations with Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd on financial overhaul legislation says no agreement is likely before a key Senate floor vote Monday afternoon.
Sen. Richard Shelby said "I don't believe we'll have a deal today," although he also noted that the two sides had set a meeting for early afternoon.
The Alabama Republican predicted on ABC's "Good Morning America" that a measure ultimately will be passed because both Republicans and Democrats understand the agitation among voters for something to be done about high-risk business practices.
Shelby said he wants a measure that's going to "put to bed forever the idea" of taxpayer-funded bailouts in circumstances where a financial institution is failing.
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