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Ed Markey: Should we be finding a new way to fund the Commodities Futures Trading Commission so that the next time there's a…

On the recordOctober 10, 2013
Should we be finding a new way to fund the Commodities Futures Trading Commission so that the next time there's a dispute over the budget we aren't forced to pull our financial cops off the beat?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the need for reliable funding for financial regulators.

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