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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThese 6 Republicans are connected to insider trading scandal that just exploded on Collins
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/6-republicans-connected-insider-trading-scandal-just-exploded-trump-loving-congressman/#.W2s1rvtadQ8.twitter1. Tom Price, who served as Secretary of Health and Human Services. During his confirmation hearings, Price was accused of taking advantage of a special deal on Innate stock only available to a select number of lawmakers at a discount offered by Collins.
2. Rep. John Culberson (R-TX): The Texas Republican claimed he heard about Innate from media reports, but as the Houston Chronicle noted, its not clear which. At the time of his purchase, Innate was described as a tiny pharmaceutical company from Australia that has no approved drugs and no backing from flashy venture capital firms. The Chronicle pointed out that Culbersons past investment history does not square with his purchase of biotech stocks and his opponent, a research physician, has wondered what led Culberson to invest, since at the time he bought it in January there had been no published research articles or significant clinical trial updates on the drug, known as MIS416.
3. Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) is another Texas lawmaker who bought large shares in Innate. He does not appear to have purchased Innate stock at a discount.
4. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) sat Health Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce at the time of his stock purchase, raising a possible conflict of interest, reports the Daily Beast.
5. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) sat on the subcommittee as well.
6. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) reportedly became far more active in the stock market in 2015. Long sat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which addresses health policy.
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These 6 Republicans are connected to insider trading scandal that just exploded on Collins (Original Post)
fleur-de-lisa
Aug 2018
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hlthe2b
(102,328 posts)1. Love to see any of them reap the karma, but Doug Lamborn, particularly.
C_U_L8R
(45,014 posts)2. I expect to see their resignations immediately
oasis
(49,398 posts)3. Let the campaign ads begin. nt
spanone
(135,857 posts)4. what, no democrats?
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)5. Republican, Repub, Repub, Repub, Repub, Repub.
On top of the original Repub, Repub, and Repub. What a surprise.
maxrandb
(15,345 posts)6. I wonder if the MSM will use the same "drumbeat"
tactics they did about the check-writing scandal.
I seem to recall it was a constant story, after story, after story, after story...oh well, you get picture, about a "scandal" where in reality, people were just getting advances on earned pay.
My guess is, there will be more future stories about Hillary's Pinterest Emails than there will be about this.
I'm sure the 1,500 Hate Radio stations will beat this drum 24/7, aren't you?
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)7. Please please let Mullin go down in this mess. He is a huge toad!