Senator Maria Cantwell: 'Taming Big Finance' One Of Lawmaker's Top Goals

Senator Maria Cantwell

Washington Senator Maria Cantwell is leading a crusade against derivatives trading, writes Kyung Song in the Seattle Times: "She has introduced bills to curb such speculative trading and to allow state gambling commissions and attorneys general to oversee unregulated, or 'dark market,' derivatives trading. In addition, Cantwell, along with Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, wants to resurrect a strict separation between commercial banks and investment firms."

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