Not you, not me, not the people. And to be clear, I don't care what party you are, Democrat or Republican, I don't care what position one holds. Members of Congress and elected officials holding and trading individual stock is wrong. It must end and we must ban it. But I'll give you another example of how shocking and casual this all was when I was first elected. Just this year, I was elected or I was named and appointed to the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. (11:41–11:50)
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Asserts that it is wrong for members of Congress to trade individual stocks and calls for a ban.
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