Congressman Kanjorski Unveils "Too Big to Fail Amendment" on CNBC

On November 18, 2009, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, today released his amendment to the Financial Stability Improvement Act that would empower federal regulators to rein in and dismantle financial firms that are so large, inter-connected, or risky that their collapse would put at risk the entire American economic system, even if those firms currently appear to be well-capitalized and healthy. Therefore, American taxpayers should no longer be on the hook for bailouts, as financial companies would not be able to become too big to fail. The Kanjorski amendment outlines clear and objective standards for regulators to examine financial companies and reduce the level of risk their activities pose to our financial stability and our economy. These include considering the scope, scale, exposure, leverage, interconnectedness of financial activities, as well as size of the financial company.

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