Unfortunately, this legislation does not reflect a careful, bipartisan approach to the ethics reform we need. Instead, it leaves central questions unresolved. The bill allows members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children to continue benefiting from many existing investments. It does not require members to place their assets into a blind trust, something I think is really important. And it also leaves questions around certain investments and commodities. (01:40–01:48)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill allows Congress members and their families to benefit from existing investments.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
