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Date Sort ascending	Title	Speaker	Type
July 13, 2022	Improving the Shareholder Proposal Process: Statement on Proposed Amendments to Rule 14a-8	Allison Herren Lee, Former Commissioner	Statement
July 13, 2022	Protecting the Independence of the Proxy Voting Process: Statement on Amendments Governing Proxy Voting Advice	Allison Herren Lee, Former Commissioner	Statement
June 16, 2022	Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jaime Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda	Chair Gary Gensler Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Commissioner Allison Herren Lee Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw	Statement
May 25, 2022	What’s in a Name? Aligning Fund Names with Investor Expectations	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
May 25, 2022	It’s Not Easy Being Green [1] : Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Sustainable Investing	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
March 30, 2022	Statement on the Proposal to Enhance Investor Protections in SPACs	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Speech
March 21, 2022	Shelter from the Storm: Helping Investors Navigate Climate Change Risk	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
March 15, 2022	Statement on Planned Departure from the Commission	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
March 4, 2022	Send Lawyers, Guns and Money: (Over-) Zealous Representation by Corporate Lawyers	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Speech
Feb. 9, 2022	Statement on Proposal to Shorten the Standard Settlement Cycle	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Feb. 9, 2022	Statement on Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Feb. 9, 2022	Statement on Proposed Rules for Private Fund Advisers	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Jan. 27, 2022	Measuring Pay Against Performance: Are Shareholders Getting Their Money’s Worth?	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Jan. 26, 2022	Statement on Proposed Amendments to Form PF	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Jan. 21, 2022	Statement on Departure of Commissioner of Elad L. Roisman	Chair Gary Gensler Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Commissioner Allison Herren Lee Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw	Statement
Dec. 15, 2021	Statement on the PCAOB’s 2022 Budget	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Dec. 15, 2021	Standing Up the Security-Based Swap Regime: Statement on Proposed Rules for Antifraud, Position Reporting and CCO Support	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Dec. 15, 2021	Statement on Proposed Money Market Fund Reforms	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Dec. 15, 2021	Enhancing Transparency Around Stock Buybacks: Statement on Corporate Share Repurchase Proposal	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Dec. 15, 2021	Stock Trading Plans Should Prevent – Not Enable – Insider Trading: Statement on Proposed Amendments to Rule 10b5-1	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Dec. 6, 2021	Joint Statement of Appreciation for Rebecca Olsen’s Service as Director of the Office of Municipal Securities	Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Commissioner Elad L. Roisman Commissioner Allison Herren Lee Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw	Statement
Nov. 17, 2021	Statement on Proposed Amendments Related to Proxy Voting Advice	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Nov. 17, 2021	Statement on Universal Proxy Ballots	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Statement
Nov. 8, 2021	Joint Statement on PCAOB Appointments	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw	Statement
Nov. 4, 2021	A Call to Action: Recommendations for Complying with Reg BI Remarks at the ALI CLE 2021 Conference on Life Insurance Company Products	Commissioner Allison Herren Lee	Speech