. ▁" No ▁... ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency ," ▁said ▁Voll mer . ▁ ▁" Did ▁the ▁SE C ▁instruct ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁questions ?" ▁Mr . ▁Kan jor ski ▁asked . ▁ ▁Voll mer ▁replied ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁and ▁that ▁" the ▁answer ▁is ▁no ." ▁ ▁Thom sen ▁and ▁her ▁colle agues ▁test ifying ▁were ▁accused ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁Paul ▁E . ▁Kan jor ski ▁of ▁" ref using ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁government ▁that ▁could ▁w ipe ▁their ▁entire ▁ag ency ▁off ▁the ▁regul atory ▁map , ▁if ▁necessary ." ▁ ▁Represent ative ▁Gary ▁L . ▁A ck erman , ▁went ▁further ▁saying : ▁" We ▁thought ▁the ▁enemy ▁was ▁Mr . ▁M ado ff . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁is ▁you ." ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁from ▁SE C ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁five ▁days ▁after ▁her ▁appearance ▁before ▁the ▁House ▁sub comm ittee , ▁and ▁" after ▁being ▁bl asted ▁by ▁critics ▁for ▁' turn ing ▁a ▁blind ▁eye ' ▁to ▁tips ▁that ▁could ▁have ▁caught ▁[ M ado ff ] ▁earlier ," ▁the ▁SE C ▁announced ▁that ▁Thom sen ▁would ▁res ign ▁from ▁her ▁position ▁with ▁no ▁replacement ▁identified ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁The ▁SE C ▁announced ▁Voll mer ▁" pl ans ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Commission ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector ," ▁ 9 ▁days ▁after ▁Thom sen ▁res igned . ▁ ▁On