WASHINGTON - JUNE 26: SEC Chairman Christopher Cox (R) talks with SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill June 26, 2007 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing a review of investor protection and market oversight with the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Getty Images logo Getty Images 24 months ago

WASHINGTON - JUNE 26: SEC Chairman Christopher Cox (R) talks with SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill June 26, 2007 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing a review of investor protection and market oversight with the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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