Political Quotes

On the recordMay 6, 2010
I hear, as we talk about the Brown-Kaufman amendment--and it has gotten increasing attention because an increasing number of people said too big to fail is too big and that if we allow these six banks--that chart the Senator showed originally--the largest six banks in the United States 15 years ago were 17 percent of our GDP and today they are 63 percent and growing, as Senator Kaufman mentioned.
Said by
Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
Source
govinfo.gov
May 6, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the implications of the Brown-Kaufman amendment regarding large banks and their impact on the economy.

Share

More from Sherrod Brown

Jun 13, 2026

Any attempt to intimidate Ohio voters is wrong, and will not work.

abcnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

Now it’s time for New Hampshire to have someone in the delegation who fights for our priorities and stands with, not against, the Trump agenda.

nbcnews.com
Feb 26, 2025

This weekend, unelected, unaccountable, unvetted, and unconfirmed billionaire, Elon Musk, demanded every Federal worker justify their job. He demanded five reasons they deserve to keep it. Let's turn that around. Here are five things the…

govinfo.gov
Feb 10, 2025

It’s heartbreaking to think that all this time these products could have been harmful and it’s enraging that now we have so much evidence that we need to take action and it’s not happening.

cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation