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Sherrod Brown: “I hear, as we talk about the Brown-Kaufman amendment--and it has gotten increasing attention because an increasing…”

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.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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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.

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