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On the recordJune 3, 2009
There has been a lot of conversation and critique of the markets over the past year with respect to what is called 'excessive speculation,' and that speculators drove up the physical commodities to record high prices.
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Saxby Chambliss
Republican · Georgia

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Chambliss discusses concerns about excessive speculation in markets.

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