But in general, the rules around trading and whatnot have to do with material nonpublic information and a duty. And so, you know, all those elements need to be matched. So would material nonpublic information, because I'm one of the people who thinks members of Congress shouldn't be able to trade stock because I think we get a lot of inside information. So for that material non public information, if someone indicates something prior to something significant happening that's going to affect the market, would that be in the category of manipulation in your philosophical sense? (02:55–03:01)
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Asserts that Mark Pocan believes members of Congress should not trade stocks due to access to inside information.
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