So that means when one of the huge Wall Street banks--these six banks--is getting a three-quarters percent, roughly, interest rate differential--a bonus, perhaps--that means that banks in Delaware and Ohio that aren't so big are at a…

Mr. President, I would only say that Alan Greenspan, not someone who has been on a crusade to break up America's businesses, talking about these banks, said too big to fail is too big. I think that sums it up pretty well. I yield the…

Mr. President, the Kaufman-Brown amendment, with 14 cosponsors, would scale back the six largest banks in the Nation, requiring them to spin off into smaller more manageable banks and maintain sufficient capital to cover their debts. These…

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3733. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Brown], for himself, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr…

A bank that is $300 billion, $400 billion, $500 billion has all the economies of scale as a trillion dollar bank. The point they make about European--we cannot compete internationally--it is clear from what the Senator from Delaware said…

Look at the rate of growth. They did not grow a whole lot until the last 10 years, and look what happened. They are going to continue to grow since the Glass-Steagall repeal. The argument opponents of our amendment use most frequently is…

Madam President, will the Senator yield? I appreciate this analysis. I hear, as we talk about the Brown-Kaufman amendment--and it has gotten increasing attention because an increasing number of people said too big to fail is too big and…

If the Senator would yield, I thank the Senator for bringing out that there is such broad support, as we are seeing, from economists as conservative as Alan Greenspan and as progressive as Bob Reich, and others, who say too big to fail…

As we turn on the news networks and we listen about the oil spill in the Gulf, the American people want to know, how could this happen? As Americans read the news about this particular oil platform having had problems over several years…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Wednesday, April 28, 2010, under ``Text of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak against the rule for H.R. 5019. I offered an amendment in full committee markup which would have prevented enactment of H.R. 5019 if there was an impact on deficit…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, I rise today to speak against H.R. 5019. As I discussed earlier during the rule debate, I have very serious concerns about how we are paying for this legislation. In exchange for withdrawing…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the motion to recommit for H.R. 5019. As I stated earlier during floor debate, I have very serious concerns that my amendment regarding deficit neutrality was not…

Congressman Garamendi, I want to compliment you and Congressman Steve Driehaus of Ohio for putting this information on the Record. I think it's important to state that at the beginning of the financial crisis, these large institutions, the…

What is unbelievable is the public relations on this, because companies like Goldman Sachs now have whole new lobbying offices here in Washington to hire people to try to convince us that the real is unreal. And what they're saying is…

Thank you very much. I appreciate the gentleman yielding this evening and I thank you both for sponsoring this Special Order. Part of our responsibility is to restore trust in the most important financial institutions in our…

I just did that again this weekend. I went into a bakery in our district, and the owner said, Marcy, I could hire three more people and I want to add some machines and so forth because I've got orders I can't fill, but I can't get…

I thank the gentlelady. Forty years ago yesterday, May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fired on students at Kent State University who were protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the ongoing war in Vietnam. Four unarmed…