In the hours before the Boston marathon bombing, President Obama quietly signed a bill gutting the STOCK Act. Full details on the shady way both houses of Congress passed the bill in under two days. Executive Producer: Anonymous

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Background Sources

Frank Konkel. March 22, 2013. "CIA CTO sheds light on intelligence community's need for cloud." FCW.

STOCK Act Signing. April 4, 2012. C-SPAN.

60 Minutes. Nov 13, 2011. "Congress: Trading stock on inside information?" CBS News.

Senate passage of S. 716 took 10 seconds. The Chicago Tribune. url: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa- congress-securitybre93b0zj-20130412,0,6596065.story

Chris Coons. "Modifying the Requirements Under the STOCK Act." Congressional Record -- Senate. S2583.

"S. 716 Gut the STOCK Act Passes House." April 12, 2013. Congressional Dish Clip Archive.

Laws

S. 716: A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)

Summary of S. 716

H.R. 882 : Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2013

Sponsor: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)

Summary of H.R. 882

H.R. 1163: Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-CA)

Summary of H.R. 1163

H.R. 756: The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-TX)

H.R. 249: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013

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Music Presented in This Episode

Money, Money, Money by The Undercover Hippy (found on MusicAlley by mevio)