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On the recordSeptember 9, 2009
The SEC clearly needs more resources, but it is only one of two financial regulators that must go begging to Congress every year for appropriations.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer emphasizes the SEC's need for more funding and resources.

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