I still think that is the right foundation, that if something has finite supply and is more easily manipulated, that we should think of consistent regulation.
I believe under the current statutory authorities that the CFTC does have that oversight.
I believe that we need to have a full regulatory regime for the market.
I am honored to be President Obama's nominee to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commitment at this critical...
We should have fought harder for some of the things that we raised with Congress at the time.
The current economic crisis clearly has shown that our financial and regulatory systems have failed the American people ...
the lessons of guarding against manipulation, guarding against excessive speculation would inform me, as Chairman if con...
I firmly believe that strong, intelligent regulation with aggressive enforcement is what our economy needs and benefits ...
I think we need to put that in place.
That large and vibrant market is part of, I believe, the American success. And we should recognize that and put the burd...
I think that all of the markets that the CFTC has oversight for, futures markets and hopefully these other over-the-coun...