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On the recordOctober 1, 2013
So, as we do not have the FIA here to testify, can you explain to the Committee how this proposal accomplishes what the CFTC is aiming for in its proposed rule, without the cost that everyone here has testified to?
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

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David Scott questions the effectiveness of a proposal without FIA's testimony.

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