U.S. President George W. Bush (seated) signs the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington December 20, 2007. Joining Bush are. Standing from L-R: Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D-MI), Rep. Rob Andrews, (D-OH), Rep. Jim McCrery, (R-LA), Senator Max Baucus, (D-MT), Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Sen. George Voinovich, (R-OH), and Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, (D-OH). REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)