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Only in Washington: Have your lawyer tell my lawyer to tell me what you think

Gridlock forces CFTC regulators to minimise talking; ‘it’s messed up’

Only in Washington: Have your lawyer tell my lawyer to tell me what you think
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At the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where two of the five seats are vacant, the remaining commissioners are experiencing a level of gridlock remarkable even for Washington.

They have largely stopped speaking to one another. About work.

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