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Pelosi and her husband are the worst offenders in all of the house, it won't pass if the GOP or the Dem's control the house, don't kid yourself.
by nosequel 4y ago
Pelosi and her husband are the worst offenders in all of the house, it won't pass if the GOP or the Dem's control the house, don't kid yourself.
- insane_dreamer 4y agoAgreed on Pelosi. But at least you have a pretty vocal contingent of House Dems pushing for it who might get their way; whereas on the GOP side nothing.
- pkt_nspktr 4y agoIn both the House and Senate, Republicans have proposed legislation to close this loophole. It's been Democrat-controlled committees that have prevented these from moving forward. Even Democratic bills have not made it out of committee, despite public pronouncements back in September. This seems like a issue that could get true bi-partisan support, but it will take Democratic leadership to move a bill out of committee at this point in time. House: H.R.6490 - Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6490 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6490), Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Senate: S.3504 - Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3504?r=33&s=1 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/350...) Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Found this Democrat-sponsored bill: H.R.8990 - Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8990?r=1&s=4 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8990...), Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] EDIT: removed markdown formatting