Tim Walz: “A study had been done in the early 2000s that members of…”

“I was one of the original authors with Brian Baird from Washington State of the Stock act. The idea that there's insider trading in members of Congress. A study had been done in the early 2000s that members of Congress outpaced the stock market, you know, in winnings far outpace the average person. So what it meant was it was the, the greatest collaboration of really intelligent people or they were trading insider information. And when it's Congress, I would go with the latter.” (05:45–05:55)

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