Congress passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act) in 2012, following more than 10 years of allegations of insider trading by members of Congress and staff. Initially introduced in 2006, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) drafted the STOCK Act in response to insider trading allegations against Tony Rudy, a top aide to the onetime House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay, as well as an insider trading scandal faced by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist in 2005. Critics argue that The STOCK Act has failed to achieve its goal of penalizing members for…
Read more23% Yes |
77% No |
14% Yes |
68% No |
7% Yes, but with strict protections against insider trading |
7% No, and their investments should be held in a blind trust |
1% Yes, as long as their trades are publicly reported in real time |
3% No, and do more to prevent insider trading by their friends and family |
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No, their investments should be held in a blind trust and more should be done to prevent insider trading by their family, friends and coworkers
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there should be no congress
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Yes, but with strict protections against insider trading and their investments should be held in a blind trust UNTIL they are NO LONGER IN OFFICE. This could be considered INSIDER TRADING otherwise.
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No, and their investments should be held in a blind trust as well as doing more to prevent insider trading by their friends and family.
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No, and their investments should be held in a blind trust and do more to prevent insider trading by their family and friends, such as all family members must report their trades in real time.
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