democrats. he ultimately did disclose. on the right you have somebody like pat fallon, a representative from texas. maybe not a household name but trading dozens and dozens of different stock trades to the tune of about $20 million when you add it all up. and all of those disclosures were well past the federally mandated deadline that congress set for itself. it is its own referee. members can play by their own rules. and tlaes two cases and dozens more, they have not done so for one reason or another. to be clear here and to button it up. what is the rule? what is a member of congress supposed to do now? there is more legislation to actually prohibit members of congress, their spouses from buying stock. what is the rule now? the standard is you have 30 to 45 days, depending on the type of stock trade, to publicly disclose that you have made that trade. identify what that trade is.
representative from texas. maybe not a household name, but trading dozens and dozens of different stock trades, purchases and sales to the tune of $20 million when you add it all up, and all of those disclosures were well past the federally mandated deadline that congress set for itself. congress is its own referee. members can choose to play by the rules or not. at least a dozen more, they have not done so. just to be clear and button this up, can you tell us, twhas rule as it stands now? what is a member of congress supposed to do now? i know there s more legislation to prohibit members of congress, their spouses from buying stock. what is the actual rule as it stands right now? the standard now is you have 30 to 45 days to identify what that trade is, the details of company you re die buying or