Chairman Roberts Announces Witnesses for Hearing on CFTC Regulatory Issues

Chairman Roberts Announces Witnesses for Hearing on CFTC Regulatory Issues

The following press release was published by the U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry on May 8, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced witnesses for the Committee's hearing on Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulatory issues impacting end-users and market liquidity.

What: Regulatory Issues Impacting End-Users and Market Liquidity

Who: Panel I

The Honorable Timothy Massad, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C.

Panel II

Mr. Terrence A. Duffy, Executive Chairman & President, CME Group, Chicago, Ill.

Mr. Bruce Barber, General Manager, Archer Daniels Midland Co., Forsyth, Ill., testifying on behalf of the Commodity Markets Council

Mr. Jeffrey L. Walker, Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services, Carmel, Ind.

Mr. Michael Bopp, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Washington, D.C., testifying on behalf of the Coalition for Derivatives End-Users

Mr. Sean O. Cota, Co-Founder, Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition, Bellows Falls, Vt.

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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Meghan Cline

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Source: U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry