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On the recordJune 1, 2009
Just two final questions from me. Senator Levin and I have introduced a bill that would repeal the language that prohibits the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from regulating derivatives.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses a bill to enhance CFTC's regulatory power over derivatives.

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