Potentially imperil lending, a slowdown are lending and other things from a competitive standpoint to cover the cost of additional capital. We continue to have a very simple business model. Although we are larger than we were a few years ago, the capital levels since 2007 are three times what they were at that time. Weve a Strong Capital rating reflected in a high debt rating. Additional capital will increase the cost of debt. We spoke yesterday about additional requirements for regulatory capital and liquidity standards and the impact it would have on the marketplace. Can you speak to that . Doddfrank accomplished a lot of what needed to be accomplished. Lehman brothers did not happen again. Having said that as often happens things went a bit too far. It is not just capital, liquidity requirements, those do restrict lending, raise the cost of lending, damage markets a little bit, reduce mortgage lending across some of our banks. We need to spend more time recalibrating across the whol
i am honored to welcome you back to the white house. we spent time on the telephone as well as on video but it is good to see you in person again. we have been in frequent communication from the very beginning but particularly it is meaningful to talk in person, look each other in the eye because leadership through this crisis has inspired ukrainian people as you have done and the american people and the entire world. this is your first trip outside ukraine since february, comes as president putin escalated his brutal attacks. targeting critical infrastructure to make life as hard as possible for not only ukrainians but children and young children, orphanages and schools, it is just outrageous what he is doing. as we have heard as he had sent as we head into a new year, it is important for american people and for the world to hear directly from you, mr. president about the need to continue to stand together through 2023. this also falls on the 300 day mark of russia s bru
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in addition to his white house viet, president zelenskyy is scheduled to address a joint session of congress later this evening. here s the leaders joint news conference. pres. biden: president zelenskyy, i m honored to welcome you back to the white house. we spent an awful lot of time on the telephone and on video, it s good to see you in person again. and we ve been in close and frequent communications throughout this conflict. from the very beginning, particularly meaningful to talk with one another in person. look each other in the eye. because leadership through this terrible crisis has inspired the ukrainian people as you have done, mr. president, and the american people and the entire world. this visit to washington, your first trip outside ukraine since february, comes as president putin has escalated his attacks, his brutal attacks. targeting critical infrastructure to make life as hard as possible for not only innocent ukrainians but children and young children a