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On the recordMarch 15, 2012
Again to recap so people can see on this chart, AARP has written us against the House bill. Consumer Federation of America-- against the House bill. The AFL CIO--against the House bill. Yes, those are some of the left leaning organizations. But we also have centrist and right leaning organizations. I am talking about the former Securities and Exchange Commissioners' Chief Accountant, this is what they say There are always paths to improvement for any complex system, the American Stock Exchange included. But how quickly these Congressmen seem to have forgotten why many such regulations were enacted in the first place. Last month marked the 10-year anniversary of the collapse of Enron. It has not been 10 years and we are going back to where we were when Enron took money out of the pockets of thousands of people in America. Why are we doing that Regulations that prevent capital multiplying companies that want to go public from doing so are bad. Ones that prevent capital destroying ones from becoming public nuisances are good. No job creation will be generated through the process of socializing capital destruction to the general public. But he is saying that the House bill goes too far. Again, Eric Schureunberg, editor of Inc.com--they are a very well respected voice in the small business community in America today. They are saying the House bill is flawed.…
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana
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Mar 15, 2012

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