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Chuck Schumer: “I think we are a far cry from the SEC that was established by Joseph Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s.”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
I think we are a far cry from the SEC that was established by Joseph Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer criticizes the current SEC's effectiveness compared to its historical origins.

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