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On the recordAugust 13, 2021
It`s absolutely wild that members of Congress are still allowed to buy and sell individual stock. It shouldn`t be legal. We`ve introduced legislation to end the practice. But as one can imagine, it`s a very uphill battle to pass.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Ocasio-Cortez comments on the legality of stock trading by Congress members and the efforts to introduce legislation to end it.

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