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Dick Durbin: “It appears that over the years, as Senator Collins noted, we've allowed the number of professionals working there to…”

On the recordJune 1, 2009
It appears that over the years, as Senator Collins noted, we've allowed the number of professionals working there to decline in real terms.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the decline in SEC staff relative to market growth.

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