Tom Harkin actually said...

Speculative funds ran up the prices of the cotton futures market at a time when there were record surpluses of cotton.

Harkin discusses the detrimental effects of speculation on the cotton market.

02/24/2009

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I am proud of the fact I am one of nine Members of the Senate who voted against deregulation of Glass-Steagall.

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I appreciate your comments today, and hopefully maybe if we move some legislation this year, we can also finally close that loophole.

I want to challenge you on why you cannot do this on a regulated exchange.