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by nzrf 1832 days ago
Wish we could see something like that happen, but you are going to need some representatives to vote against their best interest. Kind of like why run off voting will never see the light of day.
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The voted to pass the STOCK act, requiring disclosing these trades within ~30 days
30 days? That's some bullshit. Legislators trading based on closed-doors meetings related to "national security" (covid briefings) or even pending market-moving legislation should be on par with insider trading. It's not, and they will never collectively vote against their interests, to use their information for personal gain.
That is all on the table. The SEC can convict federal government employees of securities fraud for trading on this type of insider info