Washington, March 30 -- Congressman Eric Sorensen issued the following press release:
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is helping to lead the fight to crack down on elected officials and federal employees using privileged information to make money by betting in prediction markets. Congressman Sorensen joined House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) and Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and Jeff Merkley in demanding answers from the Trump Administration about how it is enforcing laws against insider trading.
"Right now, we are seeing people make fortunes after making suspicious trades based on information that was not available to the public. Federal employees are public servants who should be ...