SEC Chairman Cox testifies in Washington
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) speaks at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the recent turmoil in U.S. credit markets and the role of credit rating agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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Let the debate begin, said Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, who has thrice seen Republicans turn down that offer.
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