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Elizabeth Warren: “How do you explain to the American people that the SEC, whose job it is to make sure that markets are honest, is…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2023
How do you explain to the American people that the SEC, whose job it is to make sure that markets are honest, is standing by while private equity and the companies they own scoop up investor money without any public verification?
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren questions the SEC's inaction regarding private equity oversight.

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