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Article: SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION

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October 24, 2007
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The House Agriculture Committee issued the following news release:

Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina is Chairman of the Subcommittee. "Today, the Subcommittee took another important step on the road to reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission," said Chairman Etheridge. "Today, the Government Accountability Office provided us with a clearer picture of what is happening in energy markets. We also reviewed the CFTC's own recommendations and examination of energy markets. I look ...

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