05/06/2009
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"I am proposing, in addition to Senator Reed's bill and the Administration's proposal, that for every ten rated products, the SEC would randomly assign a different rating agency."
"Senator Shelby and I are determined to have this be a very inclusive process."
"I want to again publicly thank Jack Reed for his work."
"What we found out was that rating systems were filled with conflicts of interest."