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cadoman

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9. not likely that anyone will fight to make it illegal unless the old guard is rapidly cycled out

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Sat Jul 5, 2025, 11:37 AM

Jul 5

Need to hit the sweet spot where the members come into power but are still idealistic.

IMO the best and most easily passed law would split the difference: allow them to trade but require public notice before consummating any trade. This makes enforcement trivial as regulators need only look at the timestamps of the disclosure and the trade, rather than preparing a case on amorphous concepts like "intent" or "knowing".

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PA Democratic Party @PADems: BREAKING: Rob Bresnahan sold his stock in Centene, [View all] Passages Jul 5 OP

_"" AllaN01Bear Jul 5 #1

Too bad they didn't make it clear that he's a Republican. Oopsie Daisy Jul 5 #2

For quite some time DENVERPOPS Jul 5 #15

Of course for the most part PatSeg Jul 5 #21

True DENVERPOPS Jul 5 #23

I can remember a time (long ago) when a politician's PatSeg Jul 5 #24

Kick! Absolutely disgusting. No sense of service. bronxiteforever Jul 5 #3

He'd known about it for weeks, good to know he waits for confirmation bucolic_frolic Jul 5 #4

A complete lowlife. Passages Jul 5 #5

the graphic itself says he sold May 15 cadoman Jul 5 #6

Our side must fight to make it illegal and until then, we highlight how deeply Passages Jul 5 #8

not likely that anyone will fight to make it illegal unless the old guard is rapidly cycled out cadoman Jul 5 #9

It is a popular restriction. *86% of Americans support banning stock trading by members of Congress* Passages Jul 5 #10

tbh I don't find blind trusts to be that effective cadoman Jul 5 #13

What the congressman did explains why that approach is not a remedy. Passages Jul 5 #16

May 15 was right before the House took the first vote on the bill Wiz Imp Jul 5 #26

This is who the G.O.P. is - shifty and grifty BoRaGard Jul 5 #7

Couple things. mn9driver Jul 5 #11

Are you suggesting he had no idea weeks ago? Passages Jul 5 #17

More insider trading? Iamscrewed Jul 5 #12

Hardly insider knowledge Random Boomer Jul 5 #14

Exactly. Passages Jul 5 #18

Let's see who has made transaction and when Iamscrewed Jul 5 #25

He has only been in office for five months DENVERPOPS Jul 5 #19

No such thing as insider trading any more dlk Jul 5 #20

Republicans are very efficient like that IronLionZion Jul 5 #22