Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday for delays to its landmark climate change risk disclosure rules and called for 'quick action' on the issue.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler speaks with Senator Elizabeth Warren prior to testifying before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, Feb 10 - Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.
"I urge you to act quickly and to release the strongest requirements possible to begin the formal rulemaking process," Warren wrote in a letter to Gensler.
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