US lawmaker proposes to cut SEC chair Gary Gensler’s salary to $1
The Financial Services and General Government bill proposes to drastically cut funding to the SEC and other government agencies.
A United States lawmaker wants to strip the Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler of his salary by paying him just $1 per year.
In a proposed amendment to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), Rep. Tim Burchett suggested that Gensler’s salary be brought down to $1, as part of wider proposal to defund the regulator.
First introduced on July 13 this year, the FSGG bill is a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to significantly reduce government spending across the board.
It’s estimated that Gensler earns north of $300,000 per year for his duties as head of the SEC.
Burchett wasn't the only lawmaker taking aim at the SEC, with the overall bill aimed at drastically cutting funding to government agencies.
While introducing the bill to the House Rules Committee on Nov. 6, Rep. Steve Womack outlined that the SEC, among other government agencies, had fallen prey to regulatory overreach and were becoming an undue financial burden on the government.
Womack said that the best course of action would be to defund the SEC, to help limit its regulatory “intrusiveness” while forcing the regulator to return focus to its core mission.
“Specifically, we turn off rulemakings at the Securities and Exchange Commission that lack proper cost-benefit analysis and aggregate impact analysis.”
“To be clear, the agencies under our jurisdiction perform important functions; however, many have strayed from their mandate and the results have been a true disservice to the American people,” Womack added.
...We are on an unsustainable trajectory.
— Rep. Steve Womack (@rep_stevewomack) November 6, 2023
My bill reins in wasteful Washington spending to address our dire fiscal situation. https://t.co/lWgyvHknQQ