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Pete Buttigieg: “No member of Congress should be trading stocks in the first…”

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They don't feel responsible for anything from big policy questions like standing up to this Iran war, which is supposed to be Congress's job to declare or to stop, or their personal conduct like trading stocks and getting rich when No member of Congress should be trading stocks in the first place. One of the other things I think that has been really interesting about the speeches you've given is that they're very forward looking. (09:25–09:28)

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