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Maria Cantwell: Senators Feinstein, Levin, and I have raised serious concern about off exchange futures transactions in energy…

On the recordJune 30, 2005
Senators Feinstein, Levin, and I have raised serious concern about off exchange futures transactions in energy commodities under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In the wake of the Western energy crisis, we believe that there needs to be adequate Federal authority over these energy markets and that they be more transparent in order to prevent fraud and manipulation.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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