Mr. President, I am here today to express my unqualified support for the confirmation of Judge Timothy Black to be U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio. I am proud to say that I worked closely with my fellow Ohioan…

So that means when one of the huge Wall Street banks--these six banks--is getting a three-quarters percent, roughly, interest rate differential--a bonus, perhaps--that means that banks in Delaware and Ohio that aren't so big are at a…

Mr. President, I would only say that Alan Greenspan, not someone who has been on a crusade to break up America's businesses, talking about these banks, said too big to fail is too big. I think that sums it up pretty well. I yield the…

If the Senator would yield, I thank the Senator for bringing out that there is such broad support, as we are seeing, from economists as conservative as Alan Greenspan and as progressive as Bob Reich, and others, who say too big to fail…

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3733. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Brown], for himself, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr…

A bank that is $300 billion, $400 billion, $500 billion has all the economies of scale as a trillion dollar bank. The point they make about European--we cannot compete internationally--it is clear from what the Senator from Delaware said…

Look at the rate of growth. They did not grow a whole lot until the last 10 years, and look what happened. They are going to continue to grow since the Glass-Steagall repeal. The argument opponents of our amendment use most frequently is…

Mr. President, the Kaufman-Brown amendment, with 14 cosponsors, would scale back the six largest banks in the Nation, requiring them to spin off into smaller more manageable banks and maintain sufficient capital to cover their debts. These…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Wednesday, April 28, 2010, under ``Text of…

Madam President, will the Senator yield? I appreciate this analysis. 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…

Madam President, we all agree our financial system should never again be on the brink of total collapse. We all agree we must never again allow Americans to fall victim to the unconscionable recklessness and unbridled greed we have seen…

We yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Illinois is recognized.