A statement from Coble's office Wednesday said after a battery of tests, the 6th District Republican lawmaker was advised that all of his vital signs were good and that doctors could find no direct cause of the fainting spells.

 

Doctors at Moses Cone Hospital recommended that the 81-year-old representative wear a heart monitor to see if there is any connection to an irregular heartbeat and the light-headedness.

 

Coble said in the statement that he would make an attempt to eat healthier and better balanced meals in the future. But he also he won't be adjusting his work schedule in Washington.

 

If nothing changes, Coble plans to fly back to Washington next Monday.

 

The head of a group that watches over the government bailout thinks that pay is too high. Christy Romero on Tuesday told the House oversight committee that taxpayers depend on the government to put a lid on pay at companies whose missteps nearly crippled the U.S. financial system.

 

She says top executives at companies like AIG, Ally, and General Motors continue to rake in Treasury-approved multimillion-dollar pay packages.

 

But the Treasury official who approves executive pay argues that the compensation at those companies is reasonable. Patricia Geoghegan says she had to allow the companies to pay enough to attract the talent they need. That way the companies can finish paying back bailout loans.