R Street Distinguished Senior Fellow Alex J. Pollock testified July 12, 2016 before the House Financial Services Committee about the CHOICE Act, legislation that proposes to loosen regulatory controls on banks that choose to hold sufficient capital to offset their risk to the financial system. Video of Alex’s testimony, as well as Q&A about the Volcker Rules and other reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act, is embedded below.
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