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On the recordMarch 22, 2017
Those banks have repeatedly violated securities laws in the past few years, but if they violate securities laws again, in your first 2 years as SEC Chairman you cannot vote to punish them, and I think that is a problem.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren highlights concerns about SEC Chair's inability to enforce laws against major banks due to recusal rules.

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