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Mark Pocan: “Members of Congress get inside information. You know, it's…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 16:23

Look, this is something that we are still trying to get a vote. In fact, I just signed a discharge petition to try to force a vote on this. Members of Congress get inside information. You know, it's in the nature of our job. We are trying to help a company that's employing people if they're trying to navigate the federal government. That's our job. We do it for individuals and, and we do it for companies. (16:23–16:28)

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Asserts that members of Congress receive inside information as part of their job.

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