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By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Ethics experts are raising questions about HHS Secretary-designate Tom Price's stock portfolio.

Price sponsored or co-sponsored dozens of health-related bills in the House during this time. It's legal for members of Congress to trade stocks — but it also introduces legal risks and thorny ethical conundrums, especially if the legislator is writing laws that can influence the sector. Bush administration and now with the University of Minnesota Law School, tells CQ Roll Call.

The company's majority shareholder is Rep. Chris Collins, a member of Trump's transition team. The House this year passed the 21st Century Cures bill, a wide-ranging packet of biomedical-related legislation that could benefit firms like Innate.

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Ethics experts also predicted that Price's stock trades would be scrutinized at his confirmation hearings next year. Obamacare's individual market "has proven a tough nut to crack for U. But is going to be the first year to start reversing the trend. They see fewer painful hikes in the future. THANK GOODNESS IT'S FRIDAY PULSE — And this is it — the last PULSE of !

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