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…
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77% 不 |
14% 是的 |
68% 不 |
7% Yes, but with strict protections against insider trading |
7% No, and their investments should be held in a blind trust |
2% 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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