what is the issue? the issue has to do with the fact that over 80% of the oil futures market is controlled by speculate tors. their function in life is not to purchase oil, not to use oil, as an end user, they are not in the trucking business, not in the airline business, their sole purpose is to speculate and drive prices up, that is what they are doing right now. >> so how important is it to crack down on this oil speculation and of course the republicans are trying to stop the rule that is going to go in effect in october. we need it to go in effect right now you'll never get it from the right. is this the key senator? >> it's one of the keys. the dodd-frank financial reform bill stipulated that the commodities future trading commission is obligated to come up with rules, strong rules to limit speculation. you know what, they were supposed to have done this months and months ago, they still haven't done it, and that