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Mike Johanns: “When I came here 4 years ago, 4.5 years ago, the SEC was reeling from the Bernie Madoff scandal and the fallout from…”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
When I came here 4 years ago, 4.5 years ago, the SEC was reeling from the Bernie Madoff scandal and the fallout from that; how could that possibly have been missed?
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Mike Johanns reflects on the SEC's struggles post-Madoff scandal and questions its recovery efforts.

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