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Sherrod Brown: “If we choose to do nothing today or in the very near future, would Congress be sending a pretty strong message to the…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
If we choose to do nothing today or in the very near future, would Congress be sending a pretty strong message to the Supreme Court that we do not want to clearly articulate the rule to hold Members of Congress liable for trading on this material nonpublic information?
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Questions the implications of Congressional inaction on insider trading regulations.

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