Biden nominates 3 to CFTC, including Rostin Behnam as chair
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-14T12:56:00
President Joe Biden announced the nomination of three individuals to serve as commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including the naming of Rostin Behnam as the agency’s full-time chair.
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