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The other is a bipartisan proposal to toughen federal anti-corruption laws. The provision affecting the lucrative political intelligence gathering industry was part of the original STOCK Act introduced in 2006 by New York Rep. Louise Slaughter and her...
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I am a supporter of both Israel and the Palestinians. I believe that resolution of their conflict must be based on the truth. Unfortunately, the writer's support for Israel goes too far when he makes statements that are not true. He may honestly...
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The town is all about people saying — what do you know that I don't know? This is the currency of Washington D.C. And it's that kind of informational currency that translates into real currency ... It's a pretty great system. You feel like an idiot to not take advantage of it.
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What's next? It remains to be seen, however, how all of this will play next door to the Senate, in the U.S. House of Representatives. As you'll recall, the House is the body that originally gave birth to the STOCK Act, through the tireless efforts of...
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I detailed in my article Insider Trading Inside the Beltway, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and former Rep. Brian Baird for years fought an honorable but lonely uphill battle to get people to pay attention to the problem of Congressional insider trading. ...
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Baird must be chortling. Before retiring in January 2011 as a member of Congress, one of Baird’s continuing crusades — officially banning insider trading by members of Congress — drew scant attention from his colleagues. Now, it’s all the rage inside...
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Brian Baird deserves a lot of credit for highlighting this needed reform -- both as a Member of Congress, and recently as a regular citizen ... There's no place for insider trading in this country – not on Wall Street, and most certainly not in Congress. We've all seen the fallout when folks in privileg...
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Congressional approval is at an all-time low, and the perception of insider trading, valid or not, doesn't help matters. Adding insult to injury is the sheer length of time it took to get the Act noticed. It was back in 2007 that Rep. Brian Baird...
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The Senate is awaiting a report from the Government Accountability Office to get a better handle on what constitutes political intelligence and how it's used. The STOCK Act was first proposed in 2006 by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. , and former Rep....
About Brian Baird
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Brian Norton Baird (born March 7, 1956) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Washington. Full Article
