The Senate Agriculture Committee approved the nominations of Christopher Brummer and Brian Quintenz as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the regulator of the commodities markets. The Senate is to meet today before taking a break ahead of the Nov. 8 general elections; no rollcall votes are scheduled.
“We need to fill the vacancies at the CFTC, and I’m pleased to hear assurances from both nominees to listen to the concerns of farmers, ranchers, and end-users across America,” said Agriculture chairman Pat Roberts in announcing that the committee cleared the nominees for a floor vote.
Brummer, a Democrat, is a law professor at Georgetown University. A Republican, Quintenz is founder of an investment company and a former House staff worker.