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On the recordMarch 7, 2023
Much like Congress designed the SEC to protect investors to maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets and to facilitate capital formation and not to advance progressive climate change policies, Congress designed the Federal Reserve to promote price stability and maximum employment, not to play politics.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott emphasizes the intended roles of the SEC and Federal Reserve, opposing climate-related regulations.

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