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June 27, 2012

Lawmakers Shifted Holdings After Talks with Admin During Financial Crisis 
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A separate investigative report from the Washington Post shows 34
members of Congress made major changes to their financial holdings after
speaking with top administration officials during the peak of the
financial crisis. In January 2008, then-House Minority Leader John
Boehner moved up to $100,000 from a mutual fund into a safer investment
the day before the Bush administration unveiled a $150 million stimulus
package.

 

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