WASHINGTON – Blaine Luetkemeyer, CEO of the American Consumer and Investor Institute, today issued the following statement supporting President Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins to serve as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC):
“President Trump has selected another excellent nominee in Paul Atkins for SEC Chairman. Mr. Atkins is uniquely qualified to do the job on behalf of America’s investors, having served as an SEC Commissioner for six years, and as the agency’s Chief of Staff. He is a natural leader, knows the law and has a track record of promoting free markets, innovation, and opportunity for retail investors. Mr. Atkins is exactly the Chairman we need to bring the SEC back from the brink after four years of gross mismanagement by Gary Gensler.
“Recent criticism by radical, leftist consumer groups of President Trump’s choice of Mr. Atkins as unqualified and bad for investors is just another example of why these groups can’t be taken seriously. Mr. Atkins will fight alongside President Trump to ensure that all Americans can benefit from technological innovation and free and fair markets.”
