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Tom Barrett: “I voted yes on the Stop Insider Trading act legislation I…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Barrett Helps Pass Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Voter ID Requirement

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

And like many of you, I'm really fed up watching elected officials cash in on the stock market while ordinary families in Michigan are struggling to make ends meet. So I voted yes on the Stop Insider Trading act legislation I helped introduce that bans members of Congress from trading stocks. It's long overdue in common sense legislation. It also delivers on the promise of requiring a photo ID to vote in our elections. (00:32–00:41)

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