On the recordJune 1, 2009
When Chairman Schapiro was here, I noted that the fees collected by her agency within the marketplace generated about 40 percent more than the annual appropriation for her agency.
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Durbin highlights the revenue generated by regulatory fees exceeding agency budgets.
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