Outrageous.

Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler had inside information about the
likely impact of the coronavirus -- and it appears they used it to profit
off the global pandemic crisis even as they and other powerful Republicans
downplayed the impact of the virus. And Burr and Loeffler may not be the
only ones.

The Guardian: "US senators accused of coronavirus insider trading are a
symbol of moral bankruptcy."

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION: Senators Burr and Loeffler should immediately resign
after putting their own self-interest ahead of the public's health and
economic security. Any member of Congress who claims to have unloaded
stocks based on "public information" and who did not loudly sound the
alarm bells should also resign.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and over a dozen other
organizations are also pressuring pandemic profiteers in Congress to
resign. The more people sign, the more the media will continue to report
on this -- and the more pressure we'll build.

ProPublica: Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring
Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

"Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to
battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Intelligence
Committee, Richard Burr, sold off a significant percentage of his stocks,
unloading between $628,000 and $1.72 million of his holdings on Feb. 13 in
33 separate transactions.

"As the head of the intelligence committee, Burr, a North Carolina
Republican, has access to the government’s most highly classified
information about threats to America’s security. His committee was
receiving daily coronavirus briefings around this time, according to a
Reuters story.

"A week after Burr’s sales, the stock market began a sharp decline and has
lost about 30% since.

The Daily Beast: Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After
Coronavirus Briefing

"The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures’ worth of stock
holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on
the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities."

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION: Senators Burr and Loeffler should immediately resign
after putting their own self-interest ahead of the public's health and
economic security. Any member of Congress who claims to have unloaded
stocks based on "public information" and who did not loudly sound the
alarm bells should also resign.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team


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