C-SPAN is broadcasting the hearing and comments that:
A Senate committee holds a hearing on insider trading by members of Congress and their staffs. The committee examines two proposals that would ban lawmakers and their staffs from stock trading based on information not available to the public. ...
In his opening statement, Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said "Whether or not there is conclusive evidence (that insider trading has occurred)...there ought to be a law that explicitly deters such unethical and illegal activities by members of Congress."
