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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
the SEC's handling of credit rating agencies contributed to the subprime frenzy that is at the root of the current economic crisis.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby links SEC's actions to the subprime mortgage crisis.

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