I want to focus on an issue ive been working on, which is the issue of Insider Trading. It erodes faith in our Capital Markets. It rewards insiders at the expense of often Retail Investors and is a real problem. What our witnesses know well, but the American People may not, is that there is no statutory prohibition on Insider Trading. The s. E. C. Can and does prosecute insider training through their antifraud and antimanipulation authority, but the case law that shapes this Insider Trading law is far from a solid foundation. Decisions can radically alter the landscape of what is unlawful almost overnight. Im a believer that if were going to prosecute someone for a crime we should put the crime into a statute. Im grateful both for the support and cooperation of the commission as well as the support of chairwoman waters and chairwoman maloney as well as the cooperation of the Ranking Member. We continue to work with my colleagues to refine the bill i want to give thoughts on some ideas
Silenced or turned off. For those watching online, youre welcome to send questions or comments anytime, emailing speaker at heritage. Org. Leading our conversation this afternoon is david burton, our senior fellow for Economic Policy and heritages institute for economic freedom. Mr. Burton before joining heritage served as general counsel at the National Small business association, also been chief Financial Officer and general counsel of the alliance for retirement prosperity, and was a partner at the argus group, a Public Policy and Government Relations firm. Please join me in welcoming david burton. David. [ applause ] well, thank you for coming. It is my pleasure to introduce to you commissioner michael piwowar. He was appointed to the securities and Exchange Commission by president obama and was sworn in in august of 2013. He was designated by trump to be acting chairman of the commission and served in that capacity from january 23rd of this year to may 4th. His term expires in jun
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