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On the recordJuly 16, 2013
If we had only had the CFTC when Jimmy Carter put that embargo on the Russian sales.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Roberts reflects on the impact of past embargoes and speculation on commodity prices.

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