Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) Should Recuse Himself from Any Legislation Affecting Drug Companies
- Target:
- Chris Collins and the House Ethics Committee
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- www.thedailybeast.com
The Office of Congressional Ethics published a report that concluded there is “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Chris Collins used his office to engage in insider trading, which is explicitly barred from trading stocks using insider information. Every member in the bipartisan Office recommended that the Ethics Committee launch a full probe into Collins' dealings with Innate Immunotherapeutics Limited, an Australian biotech company.
A Daily Beast news investigation published online found that Congressman Collins , “…has sponsored several bills that would have benefited a drug company in which he is the lead shareholder.” Specifically, they, “… found at least four bills that Collins drafted or sponsored that would have directly affected the drug company,
In this polarized political climate, now more than ever we need legislators to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest in the legislation they are considering and enacting. Many Americans already rank high drug prices as their number one concern, and any vote that appears to put a Congressman’s own interests above his constituents is corrosive.
We, the undersigned, call on Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) to recuse himself from any legislation affecting drug companies. We further call on the House Ethics Committee to proceed with a formal investigation into Rep. Chris Collins and former Rep. Tom Price for potential insider trading. If there is good reason to believe members of Congress have broken the law to make a profit, it is critical that we hold them accountable to the fullest extent possible.”
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The Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) Should Recuse Himself from Any Legislation Affecting Drug Companies petition to Chris Collins and the House Ethics Committee was written by Larry Piegza and is in the category Government at GoPetition.