How many bad votes can a single representative make? There was his vote on DADT, his penchant for earmarks ($105,803,000 in fiscal year 2010 ranking 61st out of 100 senators) and the Food Safety Modernization Act, but with or without an election around the corner, why make a stand on this?
Big Government:
The third dissenter to the ban on congressional insider trading was Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC). According to Sen. Burr, the STOCK Act “does no more than codify what existing law says. It’s ludicrous.“ Sen. Burr called the legislation “insane,” equated the measure to passing a law requiring citizens to get a driver’s license (which already exists), and called himself and Sen. Tom Coburn “brave” for standing up against the ban.
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