Episode 209 • • 1:13:41 - 1:16:06
209: Escrow Schmeshcrow
Congressman Brian Baird, Congressional Insider Trading
Congressman Brian Baird's efforts to stop insider trading within Congress are highlighted via a Thom Hartmann clip. The segment describes how staffers for Tom DeLay and other members of Congress reportedly engaged in day trading based on non-public information about upcoming legislation and defense contracts, a practice that remains legal for lawmakers.