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Bank Settlements,
CEI,
Corruption,
Mortgage Foreclosures,
STOCK Act,
Solyndra
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 09:09AM 
“It’s another victory in the fight to fix the broken culture of Washington”
(Washington – February 9, 2012) Representative Frank Guinta (R, NH-01) issued the following statement after the House passage of S. 2038, the STOCK (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge) Act. It was approved this morning in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 417 to 2. Rep. Guinta was an early cosponsor of the House’s version, H.R. 1148.
In short, the STOCK Act would prohibit Members of Congress, employees of Congress and the Executive Branch, and all federal employees from using any nonpublic information derived from the individual's position or gained from performance of the individual's duties, for personal benefit.
“The men and women who serve their country by working in Washington must be held to a higher standard,” Guinta said after the vote. “I demonstrated that by cosponsoring the House version of the bill, HR 1148.
“When Granite Staters sent me to Capitol Hill, they told me to convey the message that they will no longer stand for the status quo. Members of Congress and the Executive Branch, as well as their staffers, are often privy to sensitive information on a daily basis. We must ensure that this information is used to serve our nation’s best interests, and not for personal gain.
“In the past year, I’ve fought to get rid of automatic pay raises for Members of Congress, voted to reform the pension system and have cut my own office’s budget twice – yielding an 11.4% total reduction. As an early cosponsor of the STOCK Act, I’m pleased to see the passage of another necessary reform. Granite Staters can be assured I will continue fighting to change the broken culture of Washington at every turn.”
Corruption,
NH CD-1,
STOCK Act,
US Rep Frank Guinta
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 08:03AM House passes STOCK Act with overwhelming bipartisan support
WASHINGTON – Congressman Charles F. Bass (NH-02) voted in the House of Representatives this morning to prohibit Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and Executive Branch employees from buying or selling securities, swaps, or commodity futures based on nonpublic information related to Congressional business. The bill would also reaffirm that Members and employees have always been subject to and are not exempt from the insider trading prohibitions or regulations derived under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Senate passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act (S. 2038) last week. Today, the House passed an amended version of the Senate bill, which now extends the prohibition on using nonpublic information gained from their employment for financial gain, as well as establishing new disclosure requirements, to all Congressional staff and Executive Branch employees.
Bass, who has been a cosponsor of the House version of the STOCK Act (H.R. 1148) since November, said:
“Public servants, including Members of Congress, their staffs, and other federal employees, must be held to the highest ethical standards. The STOCK Act helps enhance that public trust through even more transparency and disclosure and to ensure that no Member of Congress, their staff or employees of the Executive Branch uses nonpublic information derived from their official duties for personal gain.”
The Senate must now approve the House’s changes to the bill before it can be signed into law.
Corruption,
NH CD-2,
STOCK Act,
US Rep Charlie Bass
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 07:06AM 
Please sign the petition that is on The White House webpage asking the president to follow the Constitution and rescind the recess appointments to the NLRB.
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Group Petitions WH Website to Rescind Recess Appts
Washington Examiner
Philip Klein
January 12, 2012
A group that fights the abusive influence of big labor on workers and businesses has taken to theWhite House's "We the People" petition website to urge him to rescind his recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, which took place when the Senate was not actually in recess.
"President Obama’s recent appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are unfair and unconstitutional," the petition, which comes from the Workforce Fairness Institute, reads. "He must rescind them immediately."
Though WFI does not expect Obama to change his mind, they hope to collect at least 25,000 signatures to “raise some noise and raise the stakes on his turf.”
Big Labor,
Corruption,
NLRB,
Petitions,
President Obama,
Recess Appointments,
WFI