Should Congress be able to trade stocks?

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Should Congress be able to trade stocks?

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A 2012 law tried to limit lawmakers' ability to make money on Wall Street. It hasn’t worked.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, and hosted by Noel King.
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