Transcript: Sen. Whitehouse chats about Wall St. reform

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, chatting live about Wall Street reform Friday. The following is a full transcript:

Sen. Whitehouse: Hello, everyone. Thanks for participating in this web chat today. This is an important time now that we have broken the Republican filibuster and gone to the Wall Street reform bill. I am looking forward to taking your questions, and we will start with the first one.

Voter: Too big to fail is too big. What are you going to do about it and when?

Sen. Whitehouse: I am a cosponsor of the Kauffman amendment, which Sherrod Brown wrote about in today's Washington Post to limit the size of banks and to put leverage limits on their borrowing. I will be advocating to bring that amendment to a vote and voting for it.

hopeful RI'er: This question concerns the plague on your house--partisanship in the Senate. Gail Collins and David Brooks in the NY Times recently said that Lindsay Graham was their favorite senator because he is willing to be courageous and work honestly with senators across the aisle to reach deals without sacrificing his core principles. They wished all senators would be like Lindsay Graham. Why is this not the case, and are you interested in becoming the Democratic version of Lindsay Graham? (It would be great if you would say yes!)

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