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[–] albeit ago  (edited ago)

inside trade [is] legal for sitting members of Congress

No. It is illegal since 2012. Insider trading is punishable by prison and severe fines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOCK_Act

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[–] Pepper-theDoctor ago 

Nope. They made it illegal for a moment then removed the teeth from it in under a year

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[–] albeit ago  (edited ago)

The article I linked talks about the 2013 amendment. It changed the reporting requirements for senior government employees. It did not exempt elected officials (such as senators and representatives).

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[–] ninjajunkie ago 

No more revolving door between Wall St. and Washington.