Pat Roberts actually said...

I am concerned that a large number of regulations that the CFTC is proposing and the huge regulatory costs that will be imposed on industry will threaten the economic utility of derivatives.

Context

Roberts expresses concern over regulatory costs impacting the derivatives market.

06/14/2011

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