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Rep Pramila Jayapal Wants to Ban Members of Congress From Trading Stocks
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“This is a lifeblood kind of infrastructure for these communities,” Ms. Capito said, the steel railings of the catwalk shuddering as traffic rumbled over the bridge above her. “That part of the infrastructure bill this sort of demonstrates that, and in an important way.”
In one of the nation’s poorest states where dozens of buildings, roads and projects bear the name of Senator Robert E. Byrd, in recognition of the $10 billion in federal dollars he funneled their way, Ms. Capito said her constituents expected her to deliver on their needs and she believed that “government has a place to help you overcome the challenges.”
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Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton has made a major investment in a Finnish wearable tech firm.
Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, sold a major investment in a high-end window company.
Dogecoin is a buy for Rep. Mark Green, a Republican.
Members of Congress routinely trade stocks, buying and selling the shares of companies that often have significant business before the federal government and sometimes spend lots of money to lobby lawmakers.
Insider dug through congressional financial disclosure records federal lawmakers filed in recent days. Here are the latest highlights this Insider s weekly congressional stock report:
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