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Pat Roberts: Unfortunately, in response to the financial crisis, the CFTC, in my view, has been off on a series of tangents.

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
Unfortunately, in response to the financial crisis, the CFTC, in my view, has been off on a series of tangents.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Senator Roberts criticizes the CFTC for deviating from its core mission after the financial crisis.

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