The correct option is A. The New Deal agency that is related most closely to what President Roosevelt was speaking about in this quotation is Securities and Exchange Commission. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government. The SEC is responsable for enforcing the federal securities laws, proposing securities rules, and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other activities and organizations, such as the electronic securities markets in the United States.