for a week." And Rep. Roy Blunt, the Republicans' House whip, said McCain's decision "is a testament to the fact that [he] is a guy who would rather be part of the solution than run away from the fight." The bailout plan has met with a cool reception in two days of hearings on Capitol Hill, where both Democrats and Republicans have expressed skepticism about the proposal drafted by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. McCain said he believes that Congress could forge a consensus on legislation "before the markets open on Monday." Congress and the White House are trying to negotiate the details of what would be the most sweeping economic intervention by the government since the Great Depression. Bush has asked Congress to act quickly on the bailout proposal after news of failing financial institutions and frozen credit markets. "The clock is ticking on this crisis. We have to act swiftly, but we also have to get it right," Obama said Wednesday in Dunedin, Florida. "And that means everyone -- Republicans and Democrats, and the White House and Congress -- must work together to come up with a solution that protects American taxpayers and our economy without rewarding those whose greed helped get us into this problem in the first place." iReport.com: Which candidate took the right approach? Obama said it's unacceptable to expect the American people to "hand this administration or any administration a $700 billion check with no conditions and no oversight