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On the recordAugust 4, 2009
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.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer suggests a system to assign multiple ratings to enhance checks on rating agencies.

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