Chuck Schumer actually said...

I liken it to football, if you are a football fan. Imagine if all of a sudden there was 8 times the number of teams but no more referees, and then instead of having seven refs on the field you had one on the field.

Context

Schumer compares CFTC funding to football referees to illustrate market regulation needs.

05/21/2012

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