Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins testifies.
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Senate panel advances Trump’s picks for Wall Street and banking regulators
The committee approved Paul Atkins’ nomination to be SEC chair on a party-line vote.
The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s pick for a new top Wall Street regulator and other key financial nominees who will help carry out his administration’s deregulatory agenda.
On a 13-11 vote, along party lines, the panel advanced the nomination of special lead Paul Atkins to be chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is a former SEC commissioner who has worked as a consultant to many of the biggest financial firms over the last 16 years. He has indicated he would take a lighter-touch regulatory approach to cryptocurrency markets, enforcement, and the rules around how companies raise money in the U.S.
Senate panel advances Trump’s picks for Wall Street and banking regulators
The committee approved Paul Atkins’ nomination to be SEC chair on a party-line vote.
The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s pick for a new top Wall Street regulator and other key financial nominees who will help carry out his administration’s deregulatory agenda.
On a 13-11 vote, along party lines, the panel advanced the nomination of special lead Paul Atkins to be chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is a former SEC commissioner who has worked as a consultant to many of the biggest financial firms over the last 16 years. He has indicated he would take a lighter-touch regulatory approach to cryptocurrency markets, enforcement, and the rules around how companies raise money in the U.S.