For Your Consideration: ...“On December 10, 2008, Boehner bought numerous health insurance company stocks, including tens of thousands of dollars in Cardinal Health, Cigna, and Wellpoint,” Schweitzer told WND. “On the same day, Boehner purchased shares in the Big Pharm companies Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, Forest Labs, Covidien, and Pfizer.” “He also bought shares in CareFusion, which provides systems for countering infections,” he added. “Just days later, on Dec. 15, The Washington Post declared that the ‘public option’ was officially dead.” At least two of those stocks — Cardinal Health and Wellpoint — are up over 100 percent since Boehner’s investment. Pfizer is up over 50 percent, as well. None of the stocks is down. Boehner’s investments would likely have been illegal under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, which was passed in 2012. That legislation prohibits members of Congress from buying and selling stocks based on legislative information to which the general public isn’t privy. Well, at least we now know where the money for the tanning sessions is coming from....
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:27:44 +0000
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