Jack Reed said "I would hope that that procedure could be quickly abandoned and that the Enforcement Division could be given the direction to fairly but aggressively enforce the law." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009

I would hope that that procedure could be quickly abandoned and that the Enforcement Division could be given the direction to fairly but aggressively enforce the law.

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Jack Reed

Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed emphasizes the need for stronger enforcement by the SEC's Enforcement Division.

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