Trump nominee for CFTC chair to get Senate vote
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted, 16-5, to clear for a floor vote the nomination of CFTC commissioner Christopher Giancarlo to become chairman of the agency that oversees the derivatives markets. President Trump, who named Giancarlo as acting chairman on the day he took office, is halfway through submitting nominations for the four other commissioners.
House passes CFTC bill, Stabenow says more is needed
The House passed, 265-144, its bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the regulator of the vast derivatives market.