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Americans Who Win and Lose By the Spending Deal

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By Julia Edwards

Updated: April 14, 2011 | 3:31 p.m.
April 14, 2011 | 10:40 a.m.

Winners: Financial regulators

The Securities and Exchange Commission skirted Republican opposition, who threatened to cut their funding by $46 million. Instead, the SEC received $74 million more to regulate markets and enforce laws than it did in 2010, totaling a $1.19 billion operating budget.


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