Although commonly perceived as a self-regulator, FINRA is not accountable to the industry in the way a self-regulator would be.

It seems that it is kind of in this neither fish nor fowl category now with its relationship to the SEC.

I want to thank you, Secretary McDonald, for your willingness to come and testify before Congress.

I think it was once described-- regulation was once described as a moat around the larger firms, protecting them.

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I think that is a major factor that really dampens the success of the program if we imagine vouchering out.

I think probably the creativity and the direction will come from here. It will not come from over there.

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As you know, under the Regional Haze program, States develop implementation plans.

Some of these things we are having trouble on agreement, but the unfunded mandates really is a problem.

When they offered up the Federal proposal, why they expanded the scope of the Regional Haze Plan to include sources that were not legally authorized under the rule, EPA answered, because we can.