
The Move to End Congressional Stock Trading
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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The Stock Act Doesn't Stop Insider Trading
Nearly 50 lawmakers, both republicans and democrats, and nearly 200 of their staffers have repeatedly violated the stock act with almost no consequences. D o j has yet to successfully convict an elected member of congress based on this law. You can essentially say, listen, i was reasonably told by my broker i should sell or i heard similar stuff from a third party.
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