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Well, it should come as no shock to find out that some of our representatives are profiting from this crisis. First, we discover that weeks ago Senator Richard Burr, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told a group of North Carolina businesses that the COVID-19 epidemic was about to wreak havoc on our country. Now it’s come to light that he personally profited from insider trading of key stocks in his portfolio!

Burr was one of only 3 Senators to vote against the 2012 STOCK Act, which requires members of Congress to disclose holdings when they could potentially profit off insider information. But a lot of debate is swirling about whether or not the Act has strong enough language to hold these representatives accountable, despite the fact that this clearly SHOULD be illegal.

But we learned this week that Burr wasn’t alone. In fact, several U.S. Senators have been exposed as having dumped their stock holdings in advance of this crisis, including Democrat Dianne Feinstein. Two of those Senators, John Inhofe and Ron Johnson also voted against the coronavirus relief package this week.

As we focus on our mission put Congress back in the hands of regular working people, we know this crisis has created uncertainty for many families, many of who were already stretched thin by our broken systems. As we adapt to support our candidates in this changing climate, we must invest in more digital tools and innovate our organizing strategy. If you can spare even $5 today, it will really help us to continue to fight for lasting change, while we weather the storm ahead.

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As AOC says, “It’s stomach-churning” that their first response was to prioritize their pocketbooks instead of warning and preparing their constituents for the impending pandemic.

We are sickened by the long history of representatives putting profit before people, even when lives are at stake.

Changing Congress is paramount in addressing the lasting effects of this pandemic, and addressing the underlying issues we’ve been working so hard to change.

We will weather this crisis by standing together in solidarity, and together we can elect an unbought Congress that truly represents all of us.

In solidarity,

Zeynab Day
Brand New Congress


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