If it doesn't achieve the objective of eliminating too-big-to-fail, I think we ought to come back and decide or ask Congress whether they might take additional steps.
Ben Bernanke: “If it doesn't achieve the objective of eliminating too-big-to-fail, I think we ought to come back and decide or ask…”
On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
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Bernanke emphasizes the need for Congress to consider further actions if Dodd-Frank fails.
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