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On the recordJune 1, 2009
On another issue, in late 2006 the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act gave the SEC exclusive authority over rating agency registration and qualification.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin discusses SEC's authority over credit rating agencies established by a previous act.

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