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James Talarico: “Banning members of Congress from trading stocks and…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Texas Senate Democratic Candidate James Talarico holds rally in Houston

Published | Video Starts at 52:03

Getting big money out of our politics and overturning Citizens United. Banning. Banning corporate PACs and super PACs so billionaires can't make unlimited donations to our campaigns. And Banning members of Congress from trading stocks and enriching themselves while they're in public office. But we're also going to go after the forms of corruption that don't involve money. We must pass term limits so people aren't making a career out of public service. (52:03–52:10)

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Asserts intention to ban stock trading by members of Congress.

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