Elizabeth Warren asks Obama to fire SEC head

Published October 14, 2016 12:23pm ET



Elizabeth Warren called on President Obama Friday to remove the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, citing the agency’s neglect of a campaign finance regulation that Warren wants.

In a letter send to Obama Friday, the Massachusetts senator wrote that SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White’s “views have undermined the SEC, your Administration’s priorities, Congressional mandates, and the best interests of investors,” and asked him to replace her immediately.

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