Reps Bought Pipeline Stocks Before Passing the Infrastructure Bill
While Congress considered infrastructure and climate legislation last year, reps kept up a stream of trades in oil and gas pipeline company stocks.
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Ossoff to Intro Bill to Ban Members of Congress and Their Spouses From Trading Stocks
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is planning a bill to ban stock trading by federal lawmakers and their spouses, but it faces an uphill battle this year.
Lobbyists Kept Donating to GOP Election Objectors After Companies Cut off PACs
Many Hill lobbyists opted not to follow their employers' PAC policy and donated to the 147 Republican election objectors in Congress.
Leading Congressional Stock Trading Ban Bill Has Spouse Loophole
The most-cosponsored bill to ban stock trading while in office leaves a huge loophole for trading corporate stocks based on nonpublic information.
At Least 100 House Members Are Invested in Fossil Fuels
Reps among the top oil and gas investors in Congress bought more shares in pipeline companies as the House moved to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Manchin’s PAC Raked In Corporate Donations Just Before He Axed Build Back Better
Donations came from corporations that would likely have been impacted by the bill’s proposals.
Dems Spent Half of 2021 Blocked by Filibusters of Voting Rights Bills
Democracy activists are calling on the Biden White House to join talks about how the Senate can pass the Freedom to Vote Act this year.
Arizona Students Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Voting Rights Bill
Twenty young people at the Arizona Capitol are calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules and advance the Freedom to Vote Act.
Health Insurance and Pharma Lobbyists Max Out to the Dem Party
The Senate braces for a showdown over expanding Medicare to include dental and vision benefits after healthcare industry lobbyists have bundled six-figure donations for Democrats’ campaign arms.
Mass Dems Gerrymander for Richie Neal
New state maps make major changes in the Massachusetts First Congressional District.