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Via "The Scroll", published daily for free by Tablet Magazine(which you should check out as it may arguably be one of the very best magazines today)....this excerpt from the link below:
"There’s a bipartisan effort by members of Congress to get rich by trading stocks while in office, often in sectors directly affected by pending legislat…
Via "The Scroll", published daily for free by Tablet Magazine(which you should check out as it may arguably be one of the very best magazines today)....this excerpt from the link below:
"There’s a bipartisan effort by members of Congress to get rich by trading stocks while in office, often in sectors directly affected by pending legislation. In 2021, 105 sitting members of Congress conducted more than 3,500 stock transactions worth an estimated $290 million, according to a report compiled by the website Unusual Whales, which tracks high-volume transactions in the financial markets. Last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the practice, telling reporters, “We’re a free market economy,” and saying that federal lawmakers “should be able to participate in that.” Pelosi’s statement followed a report from the publication Insider that found 52 lawmakers and 182 senior congressional staffers had violated the Obama-era STOCK Act designed to prevent insider trading and conflicts of interest......"
https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate/full