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Zoom motherjones: Hey, look! Congressional staffers turn out to be really good at predicting the behavior of stocks that their bosses legislate. Outside Capitol Hill, we might call that “insider trading.” Except US insider trading laws don’t apply to Congress. Angry yet? In this week’s issue of Newsweek: Congress is getting rich off Wall Street.

motherjones:

Hey, look! Congressional staffers turn out to be really good at predicting the behavior of stocks that their bosses legislate. Outside Capitol Hill, we might call that “insider trading.” Except US insider trading laws don’t apply to Congress.

Angry yet?

In this week’s issue of Newsweek: Congress is getting rich off Wall Street.

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