Members of Congress trade in companies while making laws that affect those same firms

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Avatar emilyg -
#1
Crooks.
Avatar MADDOG10 -
#2
Unbelievable , Insider trading gets you Jail time, how come it doesn't work here too?
Avatar bobbya -
#3
The tanned House Speaker Boner became a millionaire doing it since he's been in Congress.
The former Republican speaker,the whale Hastert,however,used a land deal with his insider knowledge of a highway going through the property to enhance his wealth.
Avatar rdgrnr -
#4
Why do you keep discriminating against people for their skin color, dorkio?
Avatar rdgrnr -
#5
Whoops, sorry, it's the boob.
They both say the same stuff anyway.
Avatar MADDOG10 -
#6
So conveniently you overlooked the dummycrats right, must have been an oversight on your part. HUH???
Avatar scorpio -
#7
it's boners nice tan,even though artificial,it's not his race,as i think he is german.rdgnr come down outa those mts. there are many races in america now,and you have to share.
Avatar louise black -
#8
You 're right Bobbya! my God you're right and these so call Congress men and women have all kind of conflict of interest and still they are dictating laws for their own profit with these companies. A bunch of insiders. They should be inside jail that when the ordinary person would be.
Avatar MADDOG10 -
#9
Boehner is one of 34 members of Congress who took steps to recast their financial portfolios during the financial crisis after phone calls or meetings with Paulson; his successor, Timothy F. Geithner; or Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, according to a Washington Post examination of appointment calendars and congressional disclosure forms.

The lawmakers, many of whom held leadership positions and committee chairmanships in the House and Senate, changed portions of their portfolios a total of 166 times within two business days of speaking or meeting with the administration officials. The party affiliation of the lawmakers was about evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, 19 to 15.
Avatar bobbya -
#10
How many of the Democrats,though,passed out checks from taxpayer funds to Tobacco Companies on the House floor like The tanned Boner did?

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