Congressman Ro Khanna makes more than 13,000 insider trades

In the past three years, Congressman Ro Khanna has made more than 13,000 trades.

According to Capitol Trades, the U.S. representative from California is considered one of the most active traders in Congress. Khanna's purchases are typically filed under his child's name.

With many complaints over insider trading taking place in Congress, many speculate that Congress members are using family members to hide their trades to avoid scrutiny when it comes to legislative decisions that could affect a business or sector.

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Since September 29, 72 Congress members have been indicted from the federal STOCK Act, which was formed to prevent insider trading. Senators like Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Steve Daines want to go a step further and ban members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading individual stocks.

Benzinga will keep track of certain trades politicos make until then. Here are two dividend stocks that Khanna owns:

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