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Purchases of SpaceX stock by members of Congress are drawing conflict of interest scrutiny.
Five of the buying lawmakers sit on committees whose jurisdictions touch SpaceX's federal contracts, defense programs, artificial intelligence policy, telecommunications, and securities markets.
The concern runs through all five domains. The constraint here is the information asymmetry built into a committee seat.
Members who oversee federal contracting or defense programs participate in deliberations about funding priorities and competitive awards before those decisions are finalized or made public.
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