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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is again turning up the heat on Washington corruption by reintroducing the “PELOSI Act,” a bold effort to ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading individual stocks. Named after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), whose financial dealings have long raised questions, the bill directly targets the insider privilege, allowing lawmakers to profit off the markets while shaping policy.
This week, Hawley reintroduced the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act, which would ban members of Congress from trading or holding individual stocks. The senator argued that lawmakers should prioritize serving their constituents, not profiting from stock trading using insider information. He said that the act would help restore public trust in the government. More
Good luck getting it passed. Even Republican leaders won’t easily give up easy money.
The cutesy name alone guarantees that it’s DOA.
To think that the overwhelming majority of politicians seek office for anything other than the betterment of themselves is laughable.
The Pelosi Act: A kit containing stick-on McDonalds arched eyebrows, a butt-plug and a hammer.
Where you put the eyebrows is optional…
Hello fellow congressmen, we need to pass the PELOSI Act to appease the peons but first we must decide in a secret meeting how we can exempt ourselves without revealing it.
She’s humiliated for faciliating Trump 2.0. May she be fully destroyed beforw she croaks – hopefully on live tv when she doea croak
It’s not buying or selling stocks, it’s insider trading which is illegal for everyone
Bringing the hammer down on insider trading, so to speak.
Did somebody say “hammer”?
Jeezus, Paul, put that thing down. And put on some pants, you’re scaring the cat.
Never happen…..
but it’s a good start to enforce a vote…..
Every congresscritter that votes against…..
the law…..should be viewed as providing…..
probable cause for a corruption investigation.
then use their captured meta data…..
to get probable cause for an arrest, trial…..
conviction and fines with an imprisonment.
Equal justice for all.
(I can dream…..can’t I)
No trading stocks for all direct family members, yearly IRS audits for all family members, no book deals or speaking engagements that the total exceeds their government salary per year, and no family members working as Lobbyists.