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SEC’s Atkins signals ‘return to regular order’ at Senate subcommittee

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“Regulation should be smart, effective, and appropriately tailored within the confines of our statutory authority,” Atkins said.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins submitted testimony before the US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on Tuesday prefacing his remarks by saying “the SEC is returning rulemaking to regular order.”

He said: “Our comment periods will not be artificially short, and the public will have ample time