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Dick Durbin: “The SEC never received any increased or dedicated funding to carry out these new responsibilities.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2010
The SEC never received any increased or dedicated funding to carry out these new responsibilities.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the SEC's funding for credit rating agency oversight.

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