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On Monday, the Senate banking committee will debate a proposal by Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd that is designed to halt what he sees as abuse and excess by financial firms.
Dodd's bill would empower the Federal Reserve to conduct oversight across the financial sector, putting insurance companies and even smaller lenders under their sway.
Bernanke has disclosed in public that with the Fed's expanded framework, it assumes the coming elimination of "minimum reserve requirements" for banks.