WATCH: Josh Hawley Throws Shade At Mitt Romney And Other Senators For Opposing Stock Trading Ban 

Hillary Clinton can attest to that!

Technicalities and loopholes

They set up a rule that they only have to pay a fine of I believe 600 bucks if caught. Its not illegal in the same sense it is for any of us.

​@@-redacted_by_youtubeI actually think it's even worse, the fine is $250 and most of the time not even that fine is enforced

And they don’t help the poor either. Stuffing their own pockets.

They are protected as long as they serve, why do you think they sit in congress until they literally die in their chairs.

They pay a fine and move on.

Remember they make the rules and laws.

They above the law !

More like 95%

Don't let him fool you. Hawley has over 21 million. He got that through suspicious trading of stock futures...Prior to 2018 he had less than 2 million. The dude ain't remotely poor.

Joe Biden 🤷‍♀️

Nancy Pelosi

It can’t be Trump since he lost money during his Presidency.

All of them. That's the problem.

Even if they make it illegal for congressmen to trade, they’ll just do it through shadow entities. It’s still a step in the right direction though.

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shes actually not- but most popular with her obvious actions- the others are better hidden

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@@hobertmasterson8357 yeah, than who? Name them.

100 percent

Trump is

She really went because she was messing with their money 😂... He and that first dude was on point, and i agree, but I looked up Hawley net worth, and his income shot up quickly from investing, lol.. he might be mad now and talking up against it because they stopping him from making more or he's making a calculation on the political spectrum and going for more on the backend 🤔😂

They're trying to jail Trump for their Treason!!!

@@davidbrennan3613 What has he done that constitutes Insider Trading?

​@@davidbrennan3613 Donald Trump sold every bit of stock he owned BEFORE he became POTUS, AND he gave his Presidential salary back to the country. He DID NOT GET RICH off of the American Taxpayer nor insider trading like these legislators are doing. All of his assets were put in a trust during his term, which is proper protocol for the POTUS.

He’s articulate. And everything I see from him , is amazing

He is the best !

He is great, but the divestiture is off the mark, along with the other concerns brought up. I never thought I would agree with Mitt, but I did here.

He’s a True Son. Us Missourians love him to death for the most part.

@@peoplearecrazy1798there must be a sort of grand fathered in stocks, such as personally owned companies that came about naturally before riches or something in that ball park.

Yea, if they get too rich from insider trading, they won't be as susceptible to AIPAC money, and Josh won't allow that to happen.

He’s legit

Mr. Hawley can only do so much. He needs us to make a difference. They are utilizing information about stocks BEFORE it's public. That's insider trading. How can we make them accountable?

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YOU DEFINITELY DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO.

Keep it up Hawley. We can't only be ruled by the rich.

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lol hes a rich man!!

​@@itsmeprasad1987in comparison to almost everyone else, not really

The bill does have flaws and the way he speaks he will not budge on language of the bill. No longer trading what you have for more or getting more stock while in office is the right move and should have already been law for people in government and their direct family. If Trump or an already mass share holder in office were made to divest all assets immediately would hurt not only the business but could possibly shut it down and it would hurt the market to. The SEC would prevent the divestment Hawley wants. If the person chooses to sale they can sale, they just cannot buy or trade for others while in office. Hawley's bill won't touch the floor and knows it. He is signalling to the base and trying to earn votes for his re election

exactly bro, if someone wants to run for congress as a poor person then they should not be propelled to wealth during their time in congress, it's perverse

The point is to be a service, to serve the people. Not to be royalty or nobility & live like it amongst peasants.

Nobody would do that.

If you want the best and most qualified people for the job in power, good luck getting them with those conditions. The condition of extreme self flagellation as a compromise is ridiculous when there are already many conditions which make it difficult to run and be in office. Especially when banning trading with harsh punishments is already enough. All the problems brought up by Hawley are addressed if you put a greater punishment on trading but do not forcing divestiture, and honestly makes it seem like the extra aspect of forcing all branches of government to divest their assets like an attempt at reverse psychology to dissuade the public and members of congress who care about banning trading from actually being on board, forcing the bill into limbo.

Serving your country should not require divestment of your businesses and stocks. The solution is simple: no stick trading or sharing of stock information based on pending legislation.

They are utilizing information about stocks BEFORE it's public. That's insider trading. How can we make them accountable?

Romney sits on multiple BOARDS and it's not enough for him?? You will not carry that wealth into the afterlife. And I'm still leery on what happened 2012. It's now more than suspicion that he intentionally 86'd his chances to give way to obama.

planet...

⁠@@dianheffernan5704 Tar and feathers comes to mind .

@@dianheffernan5704 YOU DEFINITELY DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. They are willing to support the bill banning trading . just not selling when you get elected. That would discourage a lot of successful and qualified people like for example Mark Cuban or Donald Trump which has 100 million worth stocks from running in office

Except he says it in the video, its not insider trading, because of a massive technicality of its not them directly buying the stocks. Its a family member, sure that still counts in most cases but it gets real wishy washy at that level of power. As Lex Luthor once said on running for President: "Do you know how much power I would have to give up?"

They are utilizing information about stocks BEFORE it's public. That's insider trading. How can we make them accountable?

@@snowvalkyrie What??? No way! The Dems play by their on rules. We don’t. Count.

​@Vindictator1972 thats what he is tryin to stop, its a loophole in the system he wants closed

Hawley does insider trading like the rest. Hes a liar. And hes rich, too. Nit hard to drive by his and his families house at the lake.

Great question. Pelosi had been in government for so long that she knew all the ropes for self enrichment. She used them all. She used tax dollars to fly from DC to California almost daily. It's just a tiny piece of data.

Because William Jefferson Clinton made a few legal loopholes so they could trade

Insider trading using family members.

Pelosi did what the guy in the grey suit with the blue tie was talking about, if the staff can still trade their is always a way around the rule, get someone else to do it for you. Its what fighters do, they are not allowed to bet on fights (cant bet on themselves to lose, only win) but there is no rule that says someone else cant bet for you, or what Ryan Garcia did, he used steroid and bet on himself to win, cashed in on it, then gets suspended for the steroid use but that money he won off the bet is still his to keep. Its being a sneaky A WHOLE

Because it isn't illegal for them. And even if it was, who's going to stop them?

He’s great, we have Ted Cruz!

hawley shut up quickly when romney brought up trumps stock

​@@keviabiSenator Romney is against Trump.

Dump Vance, replace with Hawley. Win/win.

I'm very apolotical, and I watch this guy like a good movie. He's one of the top IMO.

YOU DEFINITELY DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. They are willing to support the bill banning trading . just not selling when you get elected. That would discourage a lot of successful and qualified people like for example Mark Cuban or Donald Trump which has 100 million worth stocks from running in office

Vp Hawley

@@guysumpthin2974 he drafted a poor bill. It still needs amendment

@@EpiCreatures-jh2qx if you put it together perfectly, people bitch anyway, so give them something to pick-on , make them feel empowered and make changes, its a good start ,,,

That's better, but doesn't quite do it. How are we to know that you're not going to vote on legislation simply because your vote would benefit the stock you already own? I agree, this would solve a lot of it, but not all of it.

This makes a lot of sense

We’d have a congress of a handful of people then

excellent point

Most 401ks and pension funds are involved in buying and selling stocks. That would not work.

YOU DEFINITELY DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. They are willing to support the bill banning trading . just not selling when you get elected. That would discourage a lot of successful and qualified people like for example Mark Cuban or Donald Trump which has 100 million worth stocks from running in office

They have a point though. Asking members of congress to divest their entire portfolio is nuts. The focus should be on eliminating any potential for insider trading, and that gets done by stopping new investments. Not divesting old ones.

@@RandomName-h1o I mostly agree. However, what stops members of congress from passing/denying bills in favor of companies they hold shares in? What stops that bias? At the end of the day, they *chose* to be “public servants” and are already insanely wealthy.

@@preyforcougars3601 meh. You're never going to eliminate risk entirely. We want our best and brightest in congress, and we should not punish success. We just need to limit how they can use the position to enrich themselves.

They make a good paycheck far above almost every other field already. This wouldn't stop any of them from being rich.

@@kimilsungthefirst6840 This is just delusional ignorance. Yeah, I'd say people value their livelihoods. And sitting on cash for years absolutely costs a fortune.

It's civil because it's Republicans talking to each other

Rand Paul raises a valid point though. That does need to be addressed.

@@hangontravellers2584yes I agree and thankfully Hawley is happy to made amendments to the bill

Hawley didn't think this through. Asking congress to divest their whole portfolio is nuts, and it's unnecessary to solve the problem of insider trading.

Many raised accurate concerns. I agree it should also cover their staffs and immediate families of congress. Should also include futures trading… and any trading that enrich them. Divesting what they own before they take office is ridiculous. They should also be prohibited from lobbyist type positions/associations until 5 years from leaving office.

​@RandomName-h1o they shouldn't have a portfolio, period.

Yes!

@@coreenaburke5378 i thought so

She is not in the club. that's why.

They had to make a example of someone to shut everyone up so they could keep insider trading Going

Yeah but Romney is above the law

Not constitutionally, and If we decided to do so in this instance, it would set a dangerous precedent. If we as individuals voted on things directly, then that would make us a pure democracy. Pure democracy is scary. There a reason it was intentionally avoided by the founding fathers, as means nothing more than mob rule. 51% of people could take away the rights of the 49% - an extremely unnerving thought and seriously dangerous. Our constitutional republic was designed in order to protect individual liberties, and avoid what the Democratic Party so badly wants in this country. Pure democracy. There a reason they say our “democracy” is in danger. They want mob rule and to null the constitution so they could censor and disarm Americans, because they know they’ll never be able to disarm ands control us as long as the constitution stands. Hence their recent push to disparage the founders and shit on our documents.

Always is

Very few elephants in Washington and they're surrounded by rhinos.

Me too like Josh

It'll most likely be JD Vance in 2028

@@benjamingavrilis71Vance and Hawley 2028.

Amen! Roy, So Cal

and staff members!

but you get the day trader info by "serving" this country

Or their relatives too!

Lobby funds should belong to the voters of who they represent, imo.

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She has a net worth of $28 million!

​@@riddell26🤣🤣🤣!!!!

do you know her story? she was chosen by a committee..... in other words, there was a group that was looking for a puppet and she was the one chosen

There's no way to get her, unless they change the SEC laws...appearently, thats how she got away with it, SMFH!!!

Good luck with that 😂😂😂….everything is a Scam nowadays

I see you're only screaming for one person to be jailed. You going to give a pass to those with an R behind their name?

@@gypsy0032no anyone with evidence need to go to jail. Not made up evidence like jack smith or Hillary Clinton against Trump that was proved over and over again to be false. Stop with the party baiting and switching subjects

There's an app autopilot that follows people like Pelosi's stock trading.

he already quit.. This is his last term

Yep! Romney is a snake

Romney? He sucks!

Bet that slime moves right to K street

Romney the snake!

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He is the leader of the rinos👺👺👺

believe it or not Issa is.

And he is from Utah 😳

​@@christyherkel4215He's not from Utah. He was born in Michigan. He is the rino senator for Utah.

​@@christyherkel4215being a mormon pretty much locked in his support in Utah.

Ted Cruz does as well as John Kennedy

He's surrounded on his left of corporate yes men. Romney especially.

YOU DEFINITELY DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO. They are willing to support the bill banning trading . just not selling when you get elected. That would discourage a lot of good people like for example Mark Cuban or Donald Trump which has 100 million worth stocks from running in office

I will proudly vote for him again. Maybe for president one day.

HOPEFULLY for president one day. ​@@scottcrosser1220

He’s a great honest guy! We need more senators & congressmen like him!

He's awesome!! I'd even move to Missouri if it wasn't for the crazy weather!!

I am all for term limits but 6 years for house members really isn’t enough when there are so many members, 6 years when there are 435 members is not enough to get what you want done. Then the place with only 100 members gets 12 years?

Term limits are already in place. They are called ELECTIONS. We the Chumps need to do THEIR jobs.

@@joedepalo3230 How about going back to the original Constitution which stated you had to sit out a term before running again..Not only that you have to put up your personal assets as collateral in case you did something to damage the public or committed a criminal act while in office, Private Bonding not Public Bonding. Also to swear an Oath to our Country and not to a Foreign Corporation such as the BAR.

The purpose of the Senate is to have "grown ups" checking "the fanciful imagination" of the house. The problem with the Senate is that they are elected by direct democracy of their state. They used to be appointed by the state legislature, but now nobody knows anyone in their state legislature because of this. The state legislature could also "recall" a senator if they acted corrupt. This needs to be a thing again.

why do you need term limits cant the voting public just simply not vote them back into office?

Stop being anti-Semitic.

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@@MrSinister718 What an odd thing to say at random....

That would do nothing for the illegal stock trading.

Vote

I disagree. Learning the ins & outs of how Congress works can take numerous terms. Chuck Grassley is a prime example. He's in his early 90s & SHARP!

I strongly disagree

Exactly.

It just means when you get someone good in they have to go soon after

Absolutely. And remember to vote Blue no matter who!.

He is a Senator, not in the House.

Pelosi must've given her some pointers and tips.

That's a lot of drinks at a bar.

That's a lot of drinks at a bar.

No she’s not lol

I'm pretty sure Netflix gave her a bunch of money?

They are utilizing information about stocks BEFORE it's public. That's insider trading. How can we make them accountable?

​@@dianheffernan5704• How can we get on board?

Hawley 2028!

But he sure ran like a chicken on Jan 6th 😂😂😂

@@davidbrennan3613ummm I don’t think so

Yes

To say they leave as billionaires is inaccurate. That doesn't happen. Most don't walk in as poor either. They go in as millionaires and leave as multihundredmillionaires.

@@patrickpet7905your comment is proving his point. He exaggerated it.

@@zaddy2760ohhh wow!!! Nooooo wayy, get out of here!!! Captain Obvious in the house yall! I never in a million years meant to prove his point, ever ever ever no no way at all. Never did I mean that..... not at all... 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Captain Obvious just got promoted to General Redundant

They don't. You just made it up.

They don't walk in poor either.

His lips were moving

what is he lying about?

He’s slippery

@@1984WillC that Nancy made her money fair and square.

@@tdw5933 i didnt say that at all

More Democrats are lawyers. Republicans are typically business owners. IJS.

That's a good thing

@@hockeyfan74 Pretty unfair to say just Republicans are getting rich. Quite convenient pretending that Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi didn't became multi millionaires while living on a congressional salary. It's a bipartisan problem and Democrats should come to the table and enter the discussion.

@@hockeyfan74 your reticulitis is showing blue

@@hockeyfan74Both houses of Congress have Locked-In their Two Party System. At 47yrs old, w Bush 1.0 I abandoned Both parties. We all should have. The House was designed to Represent of The People, they haven’t in a Long time. The Rich party oligarchs run State & Federal parties, we don’t. Please stop ‘playing’ their game. We lose. Cheers.

@@davemi00 what "game" am I playing? I was simply replying to a ridiculous comment that there were no Democrats present at the hearing. There clearly were. Explain what you mean.

That did make good sense. BUT - The member of Congress should divulge what stocks he or she owns in what sort of company(s), and IF that company benefits from proposed legislation / bill / amendment, then the member of Congress may NOT be allowed to vote on that proposed bill.

@@gusloader123 that too, it's like the old guy with the red tie said, he is not saying the bill is wrong it's just poorly written, there has to be a way to keep the wealth you earned without getting more through loopholes or losing out on all your businesses

After they leave is a step to far they are private citizens then.

@@chasejackson7248 with strong ties to their buddies left in DC...no, 10 years is not too long.

​@chasejackson7248 they still have alot of knowledge about planned things to happen. If you leave office then make a trade the next week based on knowledge you got in office and make millions of dollars then that is still the same problem.

but their spouse can which is another part of the problem

That would go over like a lead balloon.