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Rick Scott: “I had one company with 285,000 employees that was publicly…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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SHOCK MOMENT: Rick Scott & Josh Hawley Battle Over Bill To Ban Stock Trading By Members Of Congress

Published | Video Starts at 03:58

What I mind is people getting rich while they're here trading stock, which I think we can all agree on. And this bill would put us top two. So 1200 employees. I had one company with 285,000 employees that was publicly traded, but when it was private, it was not liquid. I had a variety of manufacturing companies that had a lot of employees. That stock was illiquid. I mean. I mean, if any of you bought and sold companies you do not have, oh, somebody's gonna buy today. (03:58–04:05)

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