It has taken almost 20 years for us to come to the point where we are with financial services modernization. And my colleague from Texas has been on that committee for a long time, the distinguished Senator from Maryland even longer and knows the agony we have gone through... We have a problem in Brazil of significant magnitude. It is no secret here that the world looks to us for a sense of confidence. And here we are within hours of leaving this session of Congress with a strong bipartisan bill, led by the Senator from Maryland, the Senator from New York, Senator D'Amato, the chairman of the committee, with a 16-2 vote coming out of that committee, and 88-11 on a cloture motion.
Chris Dodd: “It has taken almost 20 years for us to come to the point where we are with financial services modernization. And my…”
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Discussing the importance of financial services modernization during a Senate floor debate.
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