In June, Richard Baker, chairman of a congressional sub-committee on capital markets, insurance and government-sponsored enterprises, introduced legislation that would require investors to be given more information about mutual-fund fees and other features of the business, such as fund managers' pay.

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Sub-committee chairman Pat Phillips contacted the remaining members of the committee after she was contacted by a Cornwall Council planning officer, asking if they wanted to change their minds about how they voted.

BBC: Cornwall