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Sanford Bishop: I am concerned that given the fiscal environment in which we are operating today and the inevitable budget reductions…

On the recordMarch 4, 2014
I am concerned that given the fiscal environment in which we are operating today and the inevitable budget reductions which will occur in every agency of the Federal Government, including yours, the CFTC's management of agriculture markets could possibly get the short end of the stick.
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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · Georgia

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Bishop expresses concern about budget cuts affecting agricultural market management.

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