People: US Senate confirms slate of regulatory appointees

Giancarlo confirmed as CFTC chairman, Quintenz and Behnam join as commissioners; Chatterjee and Powelson restore Ferc quorum

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The US Senate voted unanimously to confirm Christopher Giancarlo as chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Republican Brian Quintenz and Democrat Russ Behnam as CFTC commissioners on August 3.

Giancarlo has been acting CFTC chairman since January. He first joined the agency in June 2014 as a commissioner after being nominated by President Barack Obama.

“I am humbled by the bipartisan support in the Senate,” said Giancarlo in a statement. “I stand ready to fulfill

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