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Including the medical device firm ximer biomed. >> did you buy the stock and then did you introduce a bill that would be helpful to the companies you bought the stock in? >> the stock was bought by a broker making those decisions. i wasn't making those decisions. >> because you decide not to tell them? wink wink, [ inaudible ], and we're all supposed to believe that. did you take additional actions after that date to advance your blan to help the company that you now own stock in? >> i'm offended by the inseniation, senator. >> price traded roughly $300,000 worth of shares in health care compa...

Were participating in a private placement offering. >> it was lower than was available to the general public, correct? >> i don't know that it was. it was the same price that everybody paid for the private placement offering. >> well, congressman chris collins, who sits on president-elect trump's transition team, is both an investor and a board member of the company. he was reportedly overhead just last week off the house floor bragging about how he had made people mill on airs from a stock tip. congressman price, in our meeting, you informed me that you made these purchases based on conversat...

In that conversation, did representative collins tell you anything that could be considered, quote, a stock tip, yes or no? >> i don't believe so, no. >> well, if you're telling me he gave you information about a company, you were offered shares in the company at prices not available to the public, you bought those shares, is that not a stock tip? >> that's not what happened. what happened was that he mentioned -- he talked about the company and the work that they were doing in trying to solve the challenge of progressive secondary multiple sclerosis, which is a very debill -- >> i'm well awar...

President-elect donald trump's cabinet picks, on the democratic firing line in contentious hearings today, starting with his choice to lead the health and human services department. at issue, congressman tom price's stock trades. while pushing legislation that could benefit those companies, including the medical device firm zimmer biomed. >> did you buy the stock and did you introduce a bill that would be helpful to the companies you just bought stock in? >> the stock was bought by a -- directed by a broker who was making those decisions. i wasn't making those decisions. >> do you decide not t...

Were participating in a private placement offering. >> that was low are than was available to the general public, correct? >> i don't know that it was. it was the same price that everybody paid for the private placement offering. >> well, congressman chris collins who sits on president-elect trump's transition team is both an investor and a board member of the company. he was reportedly overheard just last week off the house floor bragging about how he had made people millionaires from a stock tip. congressman price, in our meeting, you informed me you made these purchases based on conversatio...