Democrats Boycott Price, Mnuchin Committee Votes This is how you fight, Democrats!
Democrats do not have a lot of tools in their toolbox to fight the extremists Trump has nominated, but it's good to see them using the ones they have.
Senate Finance Committee Democrats failed to appear this morning for votes on Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin and HHS Nominee Tom Price. Both of these nominations are terrible for a number of reasons. Just yesterday, news broke that Tom Price bought health stocks on a preferred basis. Despite his testimony that his purchase of Innate Immunotherapeutics, Inc. was offered to "everyone," the facts speak otherwise.
In fact, the cabinet nominee was one of fewer than 20 U.S. investors who were invited last year to buy discounted shares of the company—an opportunity that, for Mr. Price, arose from an invitation from a company director and fellow congressmen.
The shares were discounted 12% off the traded price in mid-June only for investors who participated in a private placement arranged to raise money to complete a clinical trial. The company’s shares have tripled since the offering.
A spokesman for Mr. Price didn’t respond to requests for comment and referred to earlier statements issued by Mr. Price’s spokesmen. Mr. Price previously has said he has done nothing wrong and that he disclosed all his trades.
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/01/democrats-boycott-price-mnuchin-committee
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