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Troy Downing: “The SEC under the previous leadership, essentially…”

Featuring: Troy Downing, Republican | U.S. House Montana, 2nd Congressional District

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Troy Downing: Activists Tried To 'Force Companies' To Adopt Policies Dems Couldn't Pass In Congress

Published | Video Starts at 03:02

But it's, but so it's tricky, but it certainly affects the quality. Yeah. It really is a shame that the previous administration focused on the needs of activists rather than the needs of everyday investors. And The SEC under the previous leadership, essentially encouraged activists to force companies to consider and adopt policy changes that Joe Biden and the Democrats could not get through through Congress. Thankfully, SEC Chair Paul Atkins has already rescinded some of these decisions that permitted the worst abuses of the shareholder proposal process. I'm going to move on to Mrs. Keel. (03:02–03:13)

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