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Swamp Stories Episode 16: Whistleblowers
“You might ask, ‘How much does the voice of a former politician matter?’ Well, one politician, maybe not a lot. 10? You might be getting somewhere. 100? That’s pretty…
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“There’s no question members of Congress have access to information that the public does not have, therefore if you want transparency, if you want open hands and a clean heart, members of Congress, while they’re serving, should not be able to actively trade stock.”
This week’s episode of Issue One’s “Swamp Stories” podcast dives into the issue of insider trading as recent news stories have exposed that some members of Congress dumped and bought stock after receiving classified congressional briefings on COVID-19.
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Public service is about representing your constituents, not profiting from your office. Members of Congress should not use their positions of power for personal financial gain.
Listen to this week’s episode, “Profiting from Public Service,” for what Congress can do to put an end to these conflicts of interest.
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“You might ask, ‘How much does the voice of a former politician matter?’ Well, one politician, maybe not a lot. 10? You might be getting somewhere. 100? That’s pretty…
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“So the question for Republicans is whether we’re ready to take on political reform and look at these issues through the principled lens of conservatism instead of a partisan,…
Issue One updates
Swamp Stories is excited to introduce a new periodic series of episodes where host Weston Wamp has longform conversations with leaders in the political reform movement. For the first…