Christopher Giancarlo Confirmed as CFTC Chief by Senate Agriculture Committee
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:37 pm
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Christopher Giancarlo to lead the Commodity Futures Commission, easily passing the Agriculture Committee in voice votes following his confirmation hearing.
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Giancarlo was named acting chairman by the agency in January after former Chairman Timothy Massad stepped down when Barack Obama left office.
Separately, the CFTC said that it welcomed the vote of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, which has oversight responsibility for the commission. The agency added that the vote paves the way for Giancarlo’s nomination to move forward to consideration ... (read more)