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The committee chairs are requesting documents and information alleging the SEC “may be hiring civil service employees based on their political affiliations.”

House Republicans probe SEC over its hiring practices

First in Punchbowl News: House Republicans are probing the Securities and Exchange Commission for information on its hiring practices, alleging that politics may have influenced who has landed a job at the market regulator, according to a new letter we obtained.

The letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler was sent today by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.).

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