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Jack Reed: “I particularly want to commend Senator Shelby because it was his leadership really in 2006 that first gave the SEC the…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2009
I particularly want to commend Senator Shelby because it was his leadership really in 2006 that first gave the SEC the clear authority to begin to regulate the credit rating agencies.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Jack Reed praises Richard Shelby's leadership in regulating credit rating agencies.

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