Michael S. Barr: “I think the fact that former Congressman Frank, for whom the Act was named, said that it was not his intent that asset…”

I personally oppose it quite significantly. I think it is, I would use a technical term, 'dumb,' the way they describe their rule.

I don't agree with that assessment. I think that capital in general is facilitating strong lending to all communities, and having strong capital in the system is critical for doing that.

Community banks are exempt from this proposal. It only covers the top 37 banks in the country.

I believe that it should be the sense of Congress that the policy of the United States is to prevent from Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon by all means necessary.