Rep. Van Hollen – Curbing Oil Speculation

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Published: November 22nd, 2009

The House debates the Energy Markets Emergency Act. The bill would take crucial steps to curb excessive speculation in the energy futures markets by directing the CFTC to use all its authority, including its emergency powers, immediately to curb the role of excessive speculation in any contract market trading energy futures or swaps and use its most potent emergency tools. Rep. Chris Van Hollen speaks in favor.

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  1. 1. corymd3470
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    The Fed creates a …
    The Fed creates a bunch of inflation and it creates a stock market bubble, then a housing bubble, and then inflates commodity prices and congress blames speculators?

    This just shows what a miserable failure congress is. They are looking for a scapegoat. Oil speculators reduce volatility, increase liquidity, and would replace the need for a national petroleum reserve. The problem is that there was no evidence they were holding oil off the market.

  2. 2. GodLovesJeffFisher
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Nancy Pelosi,
    I’m …

    Nancy Pelosi,
    I’m back and stronger than ever.
    Send this youtube to Bill Zimmerman you Bitch.
    I am a true American Democrat.
    You are a fucking puppet of AIPAC.
    Google Al Gore Tom Heneghan Jeff Fisher Nancy Pelosi
    Obama is not born in the United States.
    Fuck you Bitch
    The Muslims and Blacks will know where you live and protest there also.
    I am a man of God but I am also about Absolute Justice.

  3. 3. underpaidrockstar
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    we need to stop the …
    we need to stop the specualtion and drill.

  4. 4. onlyprophet
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    OIL SPECULATION …
    OIL SPECULATION drove our nation to financial collapse and the crash of the stock market in ’29, Franklin Roosevelt BANNED speculation and made our country the RICHEST and STRONGEST in the world….

    OIL SPECULATION IS KILLING PEOPLE TODAY.. I call it MURDER FOR CASH!!!

    LETS SPECULATE HERE — Gas below $1 per gallon IF we start a bowling tournament in the middle of Wall St. and cut the heads off OIL SPECULATORS to use for bowling balls!

  5. 5. grazon
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Drill here year but …
    Drill here year but lets end the insane BLM) moratorium on new solar power projects on public land.

    They say they need to study the effect for two years i.e. they’ll keep solar projects from being built for eight.

    We need a Manhatten Project style iniciative to get America using sustainable energy.

  6. 6. kentube59
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Drill here,
    Drill …

    Drill here,
    Drill now,
    Pay less !!

  7. 7. kentube59
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    I doubt that it …
    I doubt that it will take 30 years to get more gasoline produced domestically, unless the Dems remain in power… obstructive. Hydrogen or electric powered cars that are affordable by the masses are realistically 30 years away. 99% of vehicles that drive our economy now, burn gasoline or diesel. If our leaders had the foresight they should have, we would already be energy independent. No new refineries or nuclear plants in the past 30 years, with no developed alternatives is irresponsible.

  8. 8. CaliBeach0007
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    John McCain 2008!!
    John McCain 2008!!

  9. 9. apbluebass
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    if this schmuck had …
    if this schmuck had a clue about energy, he would cap his mouth and sell the methane to BG&E… that way he could earn his money legit rather than by screwing the tax payers.. THIS DUNGBRAINED DINGLE MUNCHER JUST GOT HONORED AS THE NO# 2 PORK BARREL $ WASTER IN CONGRESS! CONGRATS TO YOU MR VANHOLLEN AND BY THE WAY YOU GUTLESS WONDER .. THANKS FOR NOTHING

  10. 10. garylandy
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    pelocy is a real …
    pelocy is a real bitch! she is with the neo-cons this and i hope she will be held accountable when the time comes, for blocking impeachments!

  11. 11. Meatpieandtatters
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Van Hollen is a …
    Van Hollen is a dick head.

  12. 12. daderone
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    they sure wanted …
    they sure wanted him 2 shut up across the aisle huh?

  13. 13. Meatpieandtatters
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Wall Street …
    Wall Street speculators are screwing America while enriching themselves. It’s about time we arrest these punk trader scum bags!

  14. 14. hogtieneocons
    November 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Neocon Nancy Pelosi …
    Neocon Nancy Pelosi sold our Fourth Amendment to the telecoms for $24,500.

    Impeach Nancy. Shirley Golub is a true patriot. Nancy is a redcoat, traitor!

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