Threats increasingly come from all ends of the political spectrum, lawmakers and aides warn By Jim Saksa, Roll Call — Jan 20, 2022 The voicemail begins innocuously enough. “Yeah, this voicemail is for Madison,” a man says, casually, as if he’s trying to get in touch with an old friend. But then steel enters his voice. […]
By Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times — Jan 20, 2022 WASHINGTON — Recent allegations of lawmakers potentially benefiting from personal stock market trades has propelled new interest in reining in their ability to trade or own individual stocks while in office. Dozens of lawmakers have come out in support of competing but similar bills that would limit […]
For Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig, the answer is no. By Ashley Hackett, MinnPost — Jan 19, 2022 When Second District Rep. Angie Craig took office in 2018, she sold off all of the stock she held in St. Jude Medical, the company where she had worked for over a decade before taking office. […]
By Brandon Lee, Bloomberg Government — Jan 19, 2022 Democrats Urge CMS Not to Increase Premiums: Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and over 30 other Democrats called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reconsider a 14.5% increase in Medicare Part B premiums this year. The agency last year announced that Medicare’s Part B monthly premium for 2022 […]
By Bryan Metzger, Business Insider — Jan 19, 2022 Data for Progress found that 67% of voters support banning lawmakers from trading stocks. That figure jumped to 74% when voters were given reasons for and against a ban. A poll has found a sweeping majority of voters in favor of banning members of Congress from trading […]
Last year, over a hundred members of Congress bought and sold nearly $290 million in stocks and beat the market. By Aída Chávez, The Nation — Jan 17, 2022 In the chaotic early days of the pandemic, members of Congress sat in closed-door briefings on the emerging threat of the virus, before the public knew of […]
By Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post — Jan 17, 2022 House Democrats running for reelection in competitive districts, facing increasingly long odds of surviving a potential Republican wave, have confronted party leaders in recent days with demands for a new midterm strategy. Among the requests of these so-called “front-liner” Democrats is to break up President Biden’s sprawling […]
By Kimberly Leonard, Bryan Metzger, Dave Levinthal, Insider — Jan 14, 2022 A House panel will scrutinize congressional stock trades following Insider’s ‘Conflicted Congress‘ investigation. Lawmakers may face higher fines if they report their stock trades late. The move comes after Insider revealed numerous violations and lawmakers are proposing stock bans. Facing withering criticism from political friends and […]
Deese says ‘sensible’ stock trading ban may help restore trust Pelosi opposes ban, seeks trading disclosure compliance review ByJennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg — Jan 14, 2022 White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said extending a “sensible” ban on stock trading for government officials to members of Congress could help restore trust in the political […]
Last year, hundreds of people stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. while Congress worked to certify the 2020 Electoral College vote count. By Bill Strande, KARE — Jan 6, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Elected leaders from Minnesota are observing the one year anniversary and condemning the actions of protesters at the U.S. Capitol […]