In particular, we must solve the problem of “too big to fail”. In sum, we have come a long way from the darkest period of the crisis, but we have some distance yet to go.
In the midst of some of the toughest days, in October 2008, I said in a speech that I was confident that the American economy, with its great intrinsic vitality, would emerge from that period with renewed vigor. 8 I remain equally confident today.