Has Dodd-Frank Ended Too Big to Fail?

Today’s hearing will explore whether our largest financial institutions—I will start by giving an opening statement, so we will start the time now. Today’s hearing will explore whether our largest financial institutions are still too big to fail. Despite passage of the Dodd-Frank Act and subsequent financial regulations, specifically, we are concerned about the ongoing perception that government bailouts remain an option for poorly managed financial firms.The bottom line is that 2,300 pages, or over that, Dodd-Frank was supposed to end too big to fail. As it turns out, Dodd-Frank has only reinforced the bailout culture, perpetuated the moral hazard of government intervention, and tipped the economic scales for a few at the expense of growth and competition.