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On the recordMay 6, 2009
Do you think this is sufficient in protecting our markets? Or do you think the SEC should also have investigative powers over currently unregulated entities--hedge funds and unregulated products like credit default swaps--to ensure the integrity of our capital markets?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer questions the sufficiency of current SEC powers for market protection.

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