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Ayanna Pressley: “Investors deserve to know that the board of directors at…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Pressley Unveils Legislation & Demands SEC to Mandate Disclosures to Hold Big Banks Accountable

Published | Video Starts at 03:47

Investors and consumers alike deserve to know how these institutions are impacting climate change, how that's increasing costs and deadly natural disasters. Investors deserve to know whether these banks are rewarding themselves with large executive bonuses. And Investors deserve to know that the board of directors at these companies represent them and their interests. They deserve it, and they want to know. Chair Atkins, can you commit to finding a way to ensure this information is available to investors when. (03:47–03:53)

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