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Bush said Saturday the risk of doing nothing is too great not to act.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Bush said Saturday that the $700 billion package he is recommending to help the financial sector matches the size of the problem.

"It is a big package because it's a big problem," he told reporters at a joint news conference with Alvaro Uribe, the president of Colombia.

"The risk of doing nothing far outweighs the risk of the package," he said at a news conference.

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