It is a great question. And I will tell you that I think--and I do not mean to sound Pollyannaish about this, but that the culture of the agency was maybe submerged a little bit over the last several years, but there is tremendous enthusiasm again for our enforcement role.
Discussion on revitalizing the SEC's enforcement culture.
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