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Richard Shelby: “The Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency. That is the way we want it to be.”

On the recordJune 13, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency. That is the way we want it to be.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby emphasizes the SEC's independence and its intended structure.

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