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Brian Fitzpatrick: “Members of Congress are not using their information that…”

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

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Bipartisan duo look to 'tackle corruption' with bill banning insider trading by government officials

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

And it's our job to try to bridge that gap, to restore that trust. And Exhibit A, the first place we need to start is, is by making sure Members of Congress are not using their information that they are learning in committee hearings, that Supreme Court justices aren't learning what they know because they know how they're going to run things. And members of the executive branch, the President, the Vice President, special government employees, members of the Cabinet, they all have access to information. (03:54–04:04)

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Asserts that members of Congress and Supreme Court justices should not use insider information for personal gain.

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