Oct 28, 2009
I think this illustrates why Congress should play a large role in this process.
Jim Bunning
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Jim Bunning is a former United States Senator from Kentucky, serving from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bunning was known for his strong conservative positions and advocacy for fiscal responsibility. Before his political career, he was a professional baseball player, notably a pitcher in Major League Baseball, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. Bunning's tenure in the Senate included a focus on issues such as energy policy and workers' compensation reform, often criticizing the Department of Energy's handling of compensation programs for workers.
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Oct 27, 2009
I think that the information we have gotten is different from the information you just quoted.
Oct 27, 2009
The SEC has got to be able to have the power to regulate those kind of people that are dealing in securities or nonsecurities and just plain fraud.
Oct 27, 2009
If I am going to try to trade 100,000 shares of IBM, and I am going to put it on somebody's trading block or some institution has a trading block, I will not get the best price for that 100,000 shares if I am the seller unless I break it…
Oct 27, 2009
OK. What steps are you taking to ensure fair access for everybody to dark pools?
Oct 27, 2009
I hope the Commission will let this Committee know if there are any gaps in its authority that we need to fill so any market structure can be properly addressed.
Oct 27, 2009
So when someone specifically bilks $50 billion out of the market, it doesn't surprise anybody who sits up here.
Oct 27, 2009
Historically, the way we have tried to make our markets safer and fairer is by increasing transparency and access, and I think that it has worked.