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Elizabeth Warren: “Reducing the SEC's budget at this critical juncture--in the aftermath of the fiscal crisis and after the SEC has been…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
Reducing the SEC's budget at this critical juncture--in the aftermath of the fiscal crisis and after the SEC has been granted significant new responsibilities--would diminish both our ability to police rapidly changing markets and the faith of the investing public.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the negative impact of budget cuts on the SEC's enforcement capabilities.

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