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Roger Wicker: “Our amendment would have required the securitized product to be assigned for rating by the SEC rather than having the…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
Our amendment would have required the securitized product to be assigned for rating by the SEC rather than having the companies themselves shop around for their favorite rating agency.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker explains the purpose of the Franken-Wicker amendment.

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