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Dick Durbin: “CFTC is not a price-setting agency, but rising fuel prices make it clear why we need to have cops on the beat.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
CFTC is not a price-setting agency, but rising fuel prices make it clear why we need to have cops on the beat.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the need for regulatory oversight in light of rising fuel prices.

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