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Yassamin Ansari: “I have a proud sponsor of the legislation to ban members of…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari Discusses GOP Budget Cuts, El Salvador Trip, and Trump Administration Controversies on Arizona Horizon

Published | Video Starts at 08:23

One of the issues that I have been the most vocal on is the issue, for example, of members of Congress trading stocks. I think that, you know, I have a proud sponsor of the legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. because American people, writ large, rightly feel that the system is rigged against them. And the most powerful in this country are continuing to benefit and take advantage of the system. (08:23–08:28)

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Asserts sponsorship of legislation to ban stock trading by Congress members.

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