commissioner gallagher stated that perceived income inequality is not the province of the security laws or commission. additionally, s.e.c. chair mary jo white expressed similar concerns about the dodd-frank act, noting that several provisions, quote, appear more directed at exerting societal pressure on companies to change behavior rather than to disclose financial information that primarily informs investment decisions. again, i could in the agree more, mr. speaker. this useless disclosure requirement creates a number of lengthy and burdensome reporting obligations whose costs far outweighs any perceived benefits. this includes failing to provide shareholders with useful information or facilitate a better understand og of pay practices which some falsely trumpet this provision would do. mr. speaker, we are all concerned with create manager jobs in our various congressional districts and instead of companies being forced to spend millions of dollars trying to comply with a regulatory mandate for which the s.e.c. has been unable to quantify any benefits to the public, shouldn't these burdensome costs be converted and used by manufac