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David Gergen: We stepped back too far. You need to get the SEC and we need better people to go into the SEC.

On the recordFebruary 6, 2009
We stepped back too far. You need to get the SEC and we need better people to go into the SEC.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the need for better regulation and personnel within the SEC to prevent financial fraud.

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