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Brian Fitzpatrick: “For anybody in this institution to trade off that…”

Featuring: Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 1st Congressional District

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Fitzpatrick Vows To Bring Congressional Stock Trading Ban Bill To The Floor 'One Way, Or Another'

Published | Video Starts at 01:46

Just a much clearer sense for the likelihood, the probability of things coming to fruition or not coming to fruition. And For anybody in this institution to trade off that information is illegal and unethical. Both we are dealing with the ethics piece. The criminal law will remain on the books. But this ethics bill, and that's what this is, is a culmination of the efforts of everybody here on this stage. (01:46–01:52)

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