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On the recordSeptember 3, 2025
This body has been enriching itself on the taxpayer’s dime, and, dadgummit, it’s got to stop.
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Tim Burchett
Republican · Tennessee

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Burchett expresses the need to stop Congress members from enriching themselves through stock trading.

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