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On the recordMay 13, 2010
But here is the quandary with the Sessions amendment. One of the things we have tried to avoid is, of course, getting back to too big to fail. The presumption of our bill is bankruptcy. Clearly, we want to get people into bankruptcy, if they deserve to be there. If they deserve to fail, they should fail. The problem is, when you end up pushing some large, highly complex entity into bankruptcy, it can have the unintended collateral damage effect of affecting otherwise solvent, good companies that are well managed, well run, and who employ a lot of people and are doing a good job. When these highly complex entities are shoved into bankruptcy, there can be collateral damage and other companies can suffer.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut
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May 13, 2010

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The speaker discusses the implications of the Sessions amendment on bankruptcy and its potential collateral damage to other companies.

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