What happens if you’re chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and your negotiations with the panel’s senior Republican over finance reform break down? If
“„For over a year, the Senate Banking Committee has been grappling with how best to address the many problems that led to the financial crisis. In that time Senator Corker has proved to be a serious thinker and a valuable asset to this committee. For that reason, I called him Tuesday night and asked him to negotiate the financial reform bill with me.
“„We met in my office on Wednesday and given the importance of these issues he agreed.