Sherrod Brown actually said...

"Do you think that regulators, regional banks, and taxpayers would benefit from the proposal that I offered sometime ago, the Brown-Kaufman bill--Senator Shelby supported it as an amendment on the Sena..."

"most people agree that Senate drafters of Dodd-Frank set the threshold at $50 billion because they wanted to avoid creating the moral hazard associated with a market perception that an institution is ..."

"I generally believe it. Simplifying the larger banks so that they are no longer too big to regulate would also, I think it goes without saying, help agencies better allocate their resources."

"It is important we advance this conversation to ensure that prudential regulations for regional banks are crafted appropriately."