Democrat on powerful House Ways and Means Committee apparently violated stock-trade rules

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@Forbes Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) disclosed more than $6 million in trades going back to January 2017 in a disclosure filed this week.

The STOCK Act requires lawmakers report securities transactions with 45 days.

2/

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The day before @RepTomSuozzi disclosed four years of stock trades, @CampaignLegal filed a complaint with the House Office of Congressional Ethics over his non-compliance.

3/

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Suozzi's transaction report reveals even more stock trades than the 300 that Campaign Legal Center calcualted via his annual disclosures.

All told, Suozzi was late to report about 450 securities trades, valued at more than $6 million.

4/

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