WSJ News Exclusive | Senators to Propose Ban on U.S. Lawmakers, Executive Branch Members Owning Stock
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Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley will unveil a bill as new polling shows strong public support for a stock ban.
    • Hardeehar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Even if it did pass, family and friends of Congress members won’t be included. So, no difference really.

  • theyresocool@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    So they can claim victory and not enforce it?

    Remember the Honest Leadership Act of 2007 that never got enforced?

    What about the Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007?

    How about the Stock Act of 2012? How did that turn out? Anybody a millionaire in Congress from trading stocks?

    Absofuckinglutely.

    • Franklin's Beard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Ikr? I’d love to be hopeful about this, but the one thing that people in power almost never do, is cede any of that power.