Tom Price: ‘I Have Had No Conversations with My Broker About Any Political Activity at All’

EXCERPT MURPHY And then ░░░░░░░░ what within two weeks ░░░░░░░░ you taking the lead ░░░░░░░░ opposition to that demonstration ░░░░░░░░ the stock prices for ░░░░░░░░ of those six companies ░░░░░░░░ up You didn t ░░░░░░░░ to buy those stocks ░░░░░░░░ that you were going ░░░░░░░░ take a leadership role ░░░░░░░░ the effort to inflate ░░░░░░░░ value As the American ░░░░░░░░ take a look at ░░░░░░░░ sequence of events tell ░░░░░░░░ how it can possibly ░░░░░░░░ okay that you are ░░░░░░░░ positions on health care ░░░░░░░░ that have the effect ░░░░░░░░ increasing your own personal ░░░░░░░░ That s a damning ░░░░░░░░ Representative Price PRICE Well ░░░░░░░░ opposition to having the ░░░░░░░░ government dictate what drugs ░░░░░░░░ available to patients is ░░░░░░░░ It goes back years ░░░░░░░░ years The fact of ░░░░░░░░ matter is I don ░░░░░░░░ know whether you were ░░░░░░░░ before but the fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is I ░░░░░░░░ t know any of ░░░░░░░░ trades were being made ░░░░░░░░ haven t a directed ░░░░░░░░ broker directed account Those ░░░░░░░░ all made without my ░░░░░░░░ Individuals on this panel ░░░░░░░░ the same kinds of ░░░░░░░░ The reason that you ░░░░░░░░ about them is because ░░░░░░░░ appropriately reported them and ░░░░░░░░ board and ethical and ░░░░░░░░ manner as required by ░░░░░░░░ house of representatives MURPHY ░░░░░░░░ you direct your broker ░░░░░░░░ ethical guidelines Do you ░░░░░░░░ him for instance not ░░░░░░░░ invest in companies that ░░░░░░░░ directly connected to your ░░░░░░░░ It seems like a ░░░░░░░░ deal as a broker ░░░░░░░░ can just sit back ░░░░░░░░ a look PRICE She ░░░░░░░░ can sit back MURPHY ░░░░░░░░ can sit back in ░░░░░░░░ case look at the ░░░░░░░░ positions you are taking ░░░░░░░░ invest in companies that ░░░░░░░░ thinks are going to ░░░░░░░░ in value based on ░░░░░░░░ legislative activities and you ░░░░░░░░ claim separation from that ░░░░░░░░ you didn t have ░░░░░░░░ conversation PRICE That s ░░░░░░░░ nepharius arrangement that I ░░░░░░░░ really astounded by The ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ I have had no ░░░░░░░░ with my broker about ░░░░░░░░ political activity at all ░░░░░░░░ Why would you tell ░░░░░░░░ PRICE Other than her ░░░░░░░░ me on my election ░░░░░░░░ Why wouldn t you ░░░░░░░░ hey listen stay clear ░░░░░░░░ any company says that ░░░░░░░░ directly affected by my ░░░░░░░░ work PRICE Because the ░░░░░░░░ that we have is ░░░░░░░░ she provide a diversified ░░░░░░░░ which is exactly what ░░░░░░░░ every one of you ░░░░░░░░ in your investment opportunities ░░░░░░░░ make certain that in ░░░░░░░░ to protect one s ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ arrangement for purchase of ░░░░░░░░ I knew nothing about ░░░░░░░░ purchases.”