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On the recordSeptember 16, 2009
Senator Grassley and I, when he chaired the Finance Committee and I chaired the Judiciary Committee, went after the SEC on failure to deal with insider trading.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter discusses past efforts to hold the SEC accountable for insider trading.

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