New-look CFTC hails diversity after four commissioners confirmed
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Kyle Brasseur2022-03-29T18:27:00
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will feature its “most diverse set of commissioners in the agency’s history” after the Senate confirmation of four nominees—all women, and three women of color—to vacant board seats.
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