Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday said the unpredictable 54: nature of the current financial crisis meant it was necessary to 55: ensure that financial bailout money was not diverted to other 56: uses.

In testimony prepared for delivery to the U.S. House Financial 58: Services committee, Paulson said the $700-billion Troubled Asset 59: Relief Program, or TARP, was intended to shore up the financial system and said there were other efforts under way to help homeowners avoid preventable foreclosures.