Brian Baird: “I think we would agree with Ranking Member Sensenbrenner that the House should be the people's House.”

I feel compelled to be a part of the solution of an imminent threat to our democracy and really the future of our country and every American citizen.

The most troubling response was people who either, A, did not understand the concept of why insider trading by members of Congress would be a problem.

I suggest, Mr. Chairman, that we have hearings on this, in part to recognize that as important as the United States Congress is in a time of national crisis, it is important that we have one President, preferably under the age of 98 years…

If we don't find some mechanism to disincentivize non-electoral interventions... we create an incentive for mayhem.