23.03.2011 - Democrats defend commodities regulator’s budget
Dozens of Democratic senators are fighting Republican efforts to slash the budget of the nation’s regulator of commodities trading, arguing that “reckless” cuts could allow gasoline prices to skyrocket. The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a federal spending plan in February that would cut the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s already-slim budget by a third..............................................Full Article: Source
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