Frank Lucas: “So 'no' on the present bill draft and 'no' if the EPA is put in charge of an ag offset program?”

The CFTC's enforcement authority has been a closely watched issue during the past several years.

The fact is the inflation is still running above the Fed's 2-percent target.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Ranking Member, for holding this hearing, and the witnesses for agreeing to testify.

I have no further requests for time, and I am prepared to close once the gentlewoman from California closes.