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Jeff Merkley: “The SEC has failed the public on this issue and allowed this type of conflict of interest practice to continue, and I…”

On the recordJune 13, 2016
The SEC has failed the public on this issue and allowed this type of conflict of interest practice to continue, and I think it is absolutely unacceptable.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses frustration over the SEC's inaction on conflict of interest practices.

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