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Edward Markey: “Members of Congress should not be allowed to invest in…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey responds to WBZ debate between Seth Moulton and John Deaton

Published | Video Starts at 08:28

So you're saying specifically that Moulton's acting in an unethical way, Is that what you're saying? I'm saying that it is wrong and it should be banned. Members of Congress should not be allowed to invest in stocks of committees that come before them. It should. Members of Congress should just completely and totally rid themselves of any individual stocks. That is what he has been doing since the beginning of his career. (08:28–08:36)

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Asserts that there should be a ban on Congress members investing in stocks related to their committee work.

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