get this job done, ending proprietary trading by financial institution, getting rid of too big to fail. you know, a whole series -- getting rid of these exotic instruments traded as if they're playing blackjack in the bank lobby, credit default swaps, synthetic derivatives. that's gambling. we have to change the rules and make sure this doesn't happen to the country again. >> this is a heavy lift. seems to me as heavy a lift as health care reform. would it take a year to get something done? can you get it done before the midterm? >> it should have been done before, frankly. i think the wall street has organized effectively. my hope is the american people will be heard in a loud and clear way in the halls of congress demanding something be done. this is very important. >> senator, what's it like back in north dakota? what are people upset about? if you listen to right wing talk radio in this country you'd think we were on a cliff right now. what's happening out there in