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Congress, congressional staff, cabinet secretaries, White House staff, federal judges, other officials and their family members could not own / trade securities in office

By Hicbd
Wed Jul 1 2020 1:00 pm

"Some senators want to do away with these perceived conflicts of interest. Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced anti-corruption legislation in August 2018 that included a ban on members of Congress, senior congressional staff, cabinet secretaries, White House staff, federal judges and other officials from owning individual stocks, bonds, commodities, futures and other types of securities while in office."

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/19/us-senators-investments-conflict-of-interest
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/20/21188144/senators-dumping-stock-as-market-tanks
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stock-act-change-insider-trading_n_3100115

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Categories:
U.S. Congress / Legislative Branch U.S. Government U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) U.S. Campaign Finance / Political Donations / Dark Money Government Corruption / Oversight / Ethics U.S. Treasury U.S. Federal Reserve U.S. Executive Branch / President U.S. Government Corruption / Oversight / Ethics Judges

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