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B402, You expose your doublespeak hypocrisy yet again. You blame Dems for all and everything and never Republicans. You blame Pelosi for stopping that move when in fact she said she had moved to supporting one or more of the bills put forward. You blame Pelosi yet you do not post any reasons why she was in opposition to the bills put forward when she was. Tell us why she has opposed some of the bills. You don't know why, do you. You are a water-glider like conix.

You blame Dems yet we have never seen you post in support of the Dems who do support causes you blame Pelosi alone for not supporting. Where are your posts heralding the good works of AOC, and others. Where are your posts in support of far left of the Democrats in Congress. They don't exist do they. That in itself is clear proof of your poseur bullshit.

See again:

"Nancy may have done some good, but just take her derailing the bipartisan effort to end stock trading by congress to know where her loyalty really lies........"

And yet again an assertion without a supportive link. Seems we will have to start deleting your posts again for your continuing to copy a Trump thing. for continuing to flout local rules.

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi sees legislation on lawmaker stock trading 'pretty soon'

By Reuters
February 10, 2022 4:49 AM GMT+11 Updated 2 years ago


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WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Legislation to tighten controls on U.S. lawmakers' financial transactions, including possibly banning them from buying and selling stocks, could be put on a fast track toward passage, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday.
Weeks ago, Pelosi said the House Administration Committee was reviewing .. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-pelosi-says-banning-member-stock-trades-possible-2022-01-20 .. several suggestions from rank-and-file members amid calls for a new prohibition on stock market transactions.

"I assume that they'll have it pretty soon," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly news conference. She was referring to an Administration Committee bill.

The top House Democrat added that she also wants to see a tightening of fines on lawmakers who violate existing ethics laws on reporting investments and that any new controls on members of Congress would have to be extended to the entire federal government.

Pelosi singled out the need to include the federal judiciary.

Late last year, Pelosi had defended stock market trading by members.
But the practice has come under increasing scrutiny, in part as social media users pay growing attention to U.S. lawmakers' investments .. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-pelosis-stock-trades-attract-growing-following-online-2022-01-26 .

Some individual lawmakers' investments have raised questions over possible conflicts of interest given that Congress' oversight duties can allow it to get information ahead of the public, with some members facing investigation or charges.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday joined in calling for bipartisan legislation.

"I believe this is an important issue that Congress should address, and it's something that clearly has raised interest from both sides of the aisle in the past few weeks," he said in a Senate speech.

Democrats hold a majority in Congress, but House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy told Punchbowl News in January that he also backed the effort -- which precedes the Nov. 8 midterm congressional election that will decide which political party will control each chamber.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell separately told reporters on Tuesday that he had not yet weighed a possible ban but would consider any legislation. He added that he does not own any individual stocks and advises members to invest via mutual funds, as he does.

At her Wednesday news conference, Pelosi sidestepped a question on whether lawmakers' spouses should be included in whatever new controls are written into legislation, saying she was leaving details to the committee.

But referring to the overall effort, she said: "It is a confidence issue. And if that's what the members want to do, then that's what we will do," adding, however, that crafting a bill will be "complicated."

Reporting by Richard Cowan, Susan Heavey, Doina Chiacu and David Morgan; editing by Andrew Heavens, Chizu Nomiyama and Jonathan Oatis

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-house-democrats-moving-ban-stock-trading-congress-punchbowl-2022-02-09/