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Dick Durbin: “The unprecedented price volatility of our markets for physical commodities, such as energy and grains, has hurt our…”

On the recordJune 1, 2009
The unprecedented price volatility of our markets for physical commodities, such as energy and grains, has hurt our economy. Now--perhaps more than ever--we need our markets to function transparently and insulated from manipulation and unfettered excessive speculation.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin calls for transparency in markets amid economic volatility.

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