Chris Van Hollen: “Cancelling this research doesn't save a dime, in fact it wastes millions of dollars of taxpayer money.”

It’s not a time for incrementalism. It’s a time to move forward a very bold kitchen table agenda.

We ask that you pause any use of the SMART tool until we can better understand your decision-making, rollout process, and evaluation plan.

This resolution was an opportunity to shed light on a reality that flies in the face of that principle.

Moreover, the proposal is likely to undermine public markets, increasing off-exchange trading and compromising the integrity of a transparent, national pricing benchmark for NMS stocks.