Bill Foster: “When I first took office in March of 2008, one of my first official acts was to attend memorial services for the 17…”

Do you remember with AIG, the real problem with AIG falling into bankruptcy is that it would immediately put a bazillion of the European banks into violation of their capital requirements, which was major contagion that----

This bill strengthens FSOC's capability to execute its mission by improving consistency, accountability, and outcomes for our financial system. I appreciate also Ranking Member Waters' support for this bill in committee and urge my…

This made the discharge petition much more effective at its intended purpose, which is sort of to operate as a safety valve against, you know, the Speaker's rather dictatorial power.

If you conclude, as you are actively studying it, that you need more visibility into certain areas of, particularly nonbank things that may be parts of the chain of contagion, please let us know, because it is our job to avoid the next…