Will the Dodd Bill Do the Job?

Wall Street games and risky lending almost killed the American economy. Eighteen months after the onslaught of the financial crisis, the U.S. Senate is stepping toward its regulatory answer.
Senator Chris Dodd yesterday laid out legislation that would bring the biggest overhaul in financial regulation since the Great Depression. Is it enough to straighten up Wall Street and bar another meltdown?
Republicans are sitting on their hands. Democrats are trying to thread public outrage and industry interests.
This hour, On Point: Will the Senate rein in Wall Street?

Guests:

Joining us from New York is Roben Farzad, senior writer for BusinessWeek.

Joining us from Washington is Simon Johnson, professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and cofounder of the widely read blog The Baseline Scenario. He was chief economist at the International Monetary Fund from March 2007 to August 2008. His new book, "Thirteen Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown," will be released March 30.

Also from Washington we're joined by Douglas Elliott, fellow in economic studies and the initiative on business and public policy at the Brookings Institution. He's former president of the Center on Federal Financial Institutions, and a former investment banker at JPMorgan Chase & Company.