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Carl Levin

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Carl Levin was a prominent American politician who served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1979 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Levin was known for his leadership on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he played a key role in shaping U.S. military policy and defense spending. Throughout his tenure, he was an advocate for various issues, including environmental protection and consumer rights.

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Jul 21, 2014

Year after year after year, that is what they say to the SEC.

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Jul 21, 2014

But that is where your profits came from.

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Jul 21, 2014

So RenTec is making a judgment on RenTec.

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Jul 21, 2014

This algorithm was not just making changes by itself. It took human beings to make changes.

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Jul 21, 2014

The reality is that tax reform is moving slowly and the inversions are moving very rapidly, and, as I indicated before, I think that is a prescription for real chaos.

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Jul 21, 2014

Today's hearing brings those two themes together.

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Jul 21, 2014

If they were not within those guidelines when they made those decisions, using your platform, that was not a recommendation to you.

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Jul 21, 2014

That is out of 30 million a year.

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Jul 21, 2014

I would adopt one of the Levin bills.

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Jul 21, 2014

Did you tell him that one of the concerns was whether or not there would be a tax benefit under the old structure?

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Jul 21, 2014

You are waffling because you are saying for some purposes it was controlled.

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Jul 15, 2014

The Great Lakes are one of the world's great treasures, providing drinking water to more than 40 million people; supporting 1.5 million U.S. jobs and $62 billion in wages; transporting critical supplies for manufacturing, electricity…

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Jul 15, 2014

Thank you, Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Boozman, for holding this hearing on the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1232), which would help restore and protect the Great Lakes, the largest source of…

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Jul 15, 2014

Senator Kirk and I, as co-chairs of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, introduced this bill to target the most significant problems facing the Great Lakes and ensure that we implement these projects cost effectively.

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Jul 7, 2014

to closely monitor this situation and work with the railroads to find a timely solution.

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Jun 16, 2014

I find that to be, frankly, a pretty incredible coincidence.

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Jun 16, 2014

Has the proliferation of trading venues and order types created opportunities for predatory high-frequency traders to take advantage of investors?

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Jun 16, 2014

There is a lack of confidence in the markets.

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Jun 16, 2014

Trust is really about saying: 'Without me paying attention, I believe that the right things are happening in my best interests.'

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Jun 16, 2014

Now, we looked at your Form 606 quarterly order routing disclosures for the quarter covered in the Battalio paper.

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Jun 16, 2014

I hope this hearing will educate the public about high-frequency trading and broker conflicts of interest.

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Jun 16, 2014

And, therefore, I think the government would be very helpful in helping to get the industry to coordinate to a level to make these issues easier to identify.

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Jun 16, 2014

Many, including this Senator, question whether the rise of high-speed trading is, overall, a good thing for markets and investors.

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Jun 16, 2014

there is a conflict inherent in that pricing schema.

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Jun 16, 2014

Would you rather review the trading in a nonconflicted environment?

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