Wednesday 14 September 2022 06:53 AM 97 members of Congress or families bought or sold stock that may have been a ... trends now
Wednesday 14 September 2022 06:53 AM 97 members of Congress or families bought or sold stock that may have been a ... trends now
REVEALED: 97 members of Congress or their families bought or sold stock that may have been a conflict of interest Of the 435 House members, 183 traded stocks through themselves or their immediate family members from 2019 to 2021 At least 97 bought or sold stocks, bonds or other financial assets that directly intersected with their congressional work The trades that intersect with committee work are split evenly on partisan lines - 49 Republicans and 48 Democrats
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Nearly 100 members of Congress bought or sold financial assets that intersected with the work of the committees they sit on, according to a New York Times report.
Of the 435 House members, 183 traded stocks through themselves or their immediate family members from 2019 to 2021. At least 97 bought or sold stocks, bonds or other financial assets through themselves or their spouses that directly intersected with their congressional work.
US lawmakers are not yet banned from making any stock trades, though insider trading is illegal for everyone.
The trades that intersect with committee
