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On the recordMarch 17, 2010
I think also--and this is an issue I've raised with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Durbin expresses frustration with the futures markets and their impact on prices.

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