Subject: S7-23-19 Comments for Submission
From: Timothy Franzen

Jan. 7, 2020

Rule Comments,
Corporate CEOs want the SEC to make it harder to submit shareholder proposals at company annual meetings. These shareholder proposals encourage companies to act more responsibly on important social policy issues such as reforming executive pay, respecting human rights and protecting the environment. 
Working people are invested in companies through our retirement savings. We depend on shareholder proposals as part of a democratic process that holds corporate CEOs accountable. I work as a news reporter in rural part of Southwest Georgia and I don't want rules tilted in favor of corporate CEOs. Sincerely yours, Timothy C. Franzen
Timothy Franzen 
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