Richard Durbin actually said...

The SEC never received any increased or dedicated funding to carry out these new responsibilities.

So we need legislative authority to craft a program that will allow us to give whistleblowers more meaningful recovery on their claims.

I am going to try to ensure that the financial reform bill that passes...does not take these agencies...outside of the annual appropriations...

I'm also very interested to learn more about the FTC's efforts to address anticompetitive pay-for-delay patent settlements, which keep lower...