SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt told Congress Monday that government regulators are conducting an investigation into the Enron collapse. When Enron began to implode, SEC issued a no-holds-barred investigation, ... But until the investigation is completed we cannot fairly assign blame.
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Judge Webster's proven integrity and long record of accomplishment would have served the American people well, as it has time and time again, ... I continue to believe that investors would have benefited from Judge Webster's dedication to the best interest of the American people.Harvey Pitt
This commission cannot and will not tolerate a pattern of growing restatements, audit failures, corporate failures and massive investor losses, ... Somehow we have got to put a stop to the vicious cycle that has now been in evidence for far too many years.
Harvey Pitt
Since I have taken on the leadership of the commission, we have been working hard to fix the problems that have created the current crisis of confidence, and we have been making enormous strides to correct the mistakes and abuses of the past,
Harvey Pitt
Now you sit there and shut up... and the next time the President gets fired up to take strong action against Corporate Crooks, like he did last January, shut your yap, stop worrying about over-regulation and market dips, and let him do it, ... That way I won't have to be the one who's supposed to look tough.
Harvey Pitt
That should not cause anyone to believe there will be something sinister like a Black Monday opening,
Harvey Pitt
I don't want to do anything that gives our critics an opportunity to raise issues, but the SEC needs my leadership, ... Public investors need my leadership. And we are going to do our utmost to make sure we serve them.
Harvey Pitt
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