Dem Sen. admits Pelosi’s stock trading sways her legislative judgment

[Counselor706]

Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on Monday admitted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) husband’s stock trading activity sways her legislative judgment.

While American workers are not privy to much of the information that high-ranking members of Congress possess, Pelosi believes lawmakers and their spouses should be permitted to continue trading stocks with a small degree of transparency.

"Speaker Pelosi is an amazing leader, but on this issue I disagree with her completely,” Merkley said. “When members hold individual stocks it can’t help but influence their thinking on policies and tax laws that affect their value.”

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[ll74]

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Click bait.

Eliminate stock trading for Congressmen. Then you'll not have any issue

 

[pecksniff]

Click bait.

Eliminate stock trading for Congressmen. Then you'll not have any issue

Think they'll ever get a majority of either house behind that idea?

 

[ll74]

Think they'll ever get a majority of either house behind that idea?

We should demand blind trusts for all of them

It'll never happen

 

[LittleDixie]

We could always hold hearings after she leaves office. I'm sure that there will be some industrious government employees who will chase after her once her power has been pried from her cold, wraithlike fingers.

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/democrats/nancy-pelosi-net-worth/

 

[ll74]

We could always hold hearings after she leaves office. I'm sure that there will be some industrious government employees who will chase after her once her power has been pried from her cold, wraithlike fingers.

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/democrats/nancy-pelosi-net-worth/

And then when they don't find anything you can continue to whine about how she "got away with it" and such.

 

[LittleDixie]

And then when they don't find anything you can continue to whine about how she "got away with it" and such.

Oh, no, they just keep investigating. They will keep going after her forever.

 

[ll74]

Oh, no, they just keep investigating. They will keep going after her forever.

Good job for wasteful spending champions of the world.

Go after the folks who have no evidence of criminality

Ignore those who are clearly criminal

 

[LittleDixie]

Good job for wasteful spending champions of the world.

Go after the folks who have no evidence of criminality

Ignore those who are clearly criminal

Well, how do we know for a fact that she is innocent without a lifelong investigation.

I for one hope that she is found to be innocent, but I suppose we will just have to wait for the investigation to conclude to find out, eh?

 

[pecksniff]

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Nowhere in that story does Merkley point to any vote or position where Pelosi's stock holdings or other financial interests might have influenced her politically.

 

[ll74]

Well, how do we know for a fact that she is innocent without a lifelong investigation.

I for one hope that she is found to be innocent, but I suppose we will just have to wait for the investigation to conclude to find out, eh?

Sounds about how I thought you'd do things....investigate to find evidence instead of starting an investigation because of evidence

Assbackwards

 

[Champakian]

But she, like Joe/Hunter Biden (family), is a Democrat and the government-media complex
only questions Republicans as it did, what, about a year ago as it tried to
take out several of the wealthy Republicans for "insider" trading?

Even Socialist Uncle Bernie Sanders got in on the
Congressional "Get Rich Quick" scheme!

 

[JohnnySavage]

Politicians enter public service as paupers and leave as millionaires.

God Bless America!

 

[Champakian]

All you have to know is where the money river is:


God Bless You Mr. Rosewater.