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An investor and a board member of the company. he was repeated -- or 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 that you made these purchases based on conversations with representative collins. is that correct? >> no. what i -- >> well, that is what you said to me in my office. >> well, what i believe i said to you was that i learned of the company from congressman collins. >> what i recall our conversation was, that you had a conversation with collins and then d...
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 and trying to solve the challenge of progressive secondary multiple sclerosis which is a very debilitating disease and i had the opportunity to treat patients when i was practice. i studied the company for a period of time and felt that it had some significant merit and promise, and purchased the initial shares on the stock change itself. >> congressman, you told ...
Available to the public, you bought those shares, is that not a stock tip? >> that's not what happened. >> congressman, do you believe it is appropriate for a senior member of congress actively involved in policy making in the health sector to repeatedly, personally invest in a drug company that could benefit from those actions? yes or no? >> well, that's not what happened. >> joining me now, msnbc political correspondent, kasie hunt, at that price hearing. nbc capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell, and nbc chief environmental affairs correspondent, anne thompson, all watching the separa...
What if they invited men as well? would that have alleviated some of the 6ism -- sexism by us? i am just sick of saying the word twerking. i don't know what they are going for. is this a school of economics? there is going to be a stripper economist or something? i would go to that strip club. it is like $20 for a dance and $30 for a stock tip? >> there would be a lot of trickle down economics if you catch my drift. >> well done. that's why you make the big bucks. >> they are right. what 18-year-old boy would want to attend the school now. >> joanne, you are a veteran, a long-standing vetera...