U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gestures as he speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, November 20, 2008. In a sweeping defense of the Treasury's decisions over the past several months and laying out his vision for regulatory reform, Paulson said the Treasury was actively developing new programs under the $700 billion financial rescue fund, known as the Troubled Assets Relief Program. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES)