John, a little over a month ago, I emailed you about Senator
Richard Burr, who sold off millions of dollars in stocks after gaining
insider information about the impending pandemic and coming stock market
crash.

That’s right, weeks before thousands of doctors and nurses were forced to
put their lives on the frontline, millions of parents were scrambling to
figure out how to homeschool their children for who knows how long, and
over 35 million Americans filed for unemployment to get the support they
need to feed themselves and their families, Republican Senator Richard
Burr from North Carolina was selling off his stocks in hotel chains and
telling wealthy constituents behind closed doors to prepare for the worst.
All while also downplaying the threat of the virus in public statements
and appearances.

On Wednesday, the FBI seized his cell phone. On Thursday, Senator Burr
stepped down as Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

That’s an important first step, but it’s not good enough.

[ [link removed] ]Public pressure forced Burr to step down, now we need to force him to
resign immediately. Please sign my joint petition with DFA right now.

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Senator Burr was one of three senators to vote against the 2012 STOCK Act,
which barred lawmakers from using non-public information for trades. This
kind of self-serving behavior from a sitting senator is unacceptable and
unethical. That’s why it’s against the law.

Now consider that Burr did this in reaction to a global pandemic. Instead
of immediately focusing on the needs of Americans nationwide or even just
the needs of people in his home state of North Carolina, this Republican
Senator immediately ran to sell his stock and warn his biggest donors
behind closed doors to protect themselves.

All this while publicly falling in line behind Trump and assuring the
public everything was under control.

Even in an era of nonexistent ethics and unfettered corruption, this is a
disgusting new low and I’m absolutely furious.

[ [link removed] ]Please add your name to my joint petition with Democracy for America
calling on Senator Burr to resign immediately >>

This despicable behavior cannot go unaddressed. Burr must be held
accountable.

Together, we must demand that he face the consequences for putting his own
financial interest before the health, safety and welfare of the American
people.

Thank you for taking action, and remember to stay as safe as you can, and
keep speaking up for change.

Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor
Co-founder, Inequality Media




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