So, I think--and then the question is, does that change the calculus on whether or not we need to find devices in the law for holding the executives of the biggest financial instit...
The shutdown should not require a dime of taxpayer money.
The ban on selling crude oil has been in place for more than four decades, so it is a big deal.
So gas prices is the second question I want to ask about.
What happens to those jobs if we lift this ban?
Does it make sense for us to lift the ban without some contingency plan in place if prices should jump?
Big oil may not like that, but the Massachusetts voters did not send me here to work for them.
The $50 billion banks generally pose less risk than a $1 trillion bank or a $2 trillion bank.
We are dealing with the very practical issue of trying to keep the financial system from melting down.
I think that if there are multiple institutions of that size that are failing at the same time, it is usually an indicat...
The question is, how do we draw lines to ensure the safety of the system?