ACSA Supports Rostin Behman for CFTC Chairman

On October 25th, ACSA along with 18 other agricultural associations wrote a letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and Senator John Boozman, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, expressing our support for Rostin Behman to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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ACSA Supports Rostin Behman for CFTC Chairman

On October 25th, ACSA along with 18 other agricultural associations wrote a letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and Senator John Boozman, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, expressing our support for Rostin Behman to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

More here.

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