I’m shocked! Shocked, I tell you! That politicians wouldn’t want to profit off of their positions?
With the House in session just two more days before lawmakers leave for the usual midterm panderings, a (repeated) promise by Democrat leaders to vote on a congressional stock-trading ban this month appears not to be in the cards – despite a scorching analysis from the NYTwhich revealed thousands of stock trades by 97 current lawmakers which posed potential conflicts of interest.
As Punchbowl News reports, House Democrats aren’t likely to vote on the Cognressional stock-trading ban “anytime soon.”
Surprise! Bill Banning Congressional Stock-Trading ‘Held Up’
With the House in session just two more days before lawmakers leave for the usual midterm panderings,a (repeated) promise by Democrat leaders to vote on a congressional stock-trading ban this month appears not to be in the cards – despite a scorching analysis from the which revealed thousands of stock trades by 97 current lawmakers which posed potential conflicts of interest.