CD024: Let's Gut the STOCK Act

from Congressional Dish · host Jennifer Briney

In the hours before the Boston marathon bombing, President Obama quietly signed a bill gutting the STOCK Act. Full details on the shady way both houses of Congress passed the bill in under two days. Executive Producer: Anonymous Please Support Congressional Dish Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or [email protected] Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Frank Konkel. March 22, 2013. "CIA CTO sheds light on intelligence community's need for cloud." FCW. STOCK Act Signing. April 4, 2012. C-SPAN. 60 Minutes. Nov 13, 2011. "Congress: Trading stock on inside information?" CBS News. Senate passage of S. 716 took 10 seconds. The Chicago Tribune. url: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa- congress-securitybre93b0zj-20130412,0,6596065.story Chris Coons. "Modifying the Requirements Under the STOCK Act." Congressional Record -- Senate. S2583. "S. 716 Gut the STOCK Act Passes House." April 12, 2013. Congressional Dish Clip Archive. Laws S. 716: A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms. Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Summary of S. 716 H.R. 882 : Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2013 Sponsor: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) Summary of H.R. 882 H.R. 1163: Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-CA) Summary of H.R. 1163 H.R. 756: The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-TX) H.R. 249: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 Music Presented in This Episode Money, Money, Money by The Undercover Hippy (found on MusicAlley by mevio)

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