![]() ![]() ![]() Here’s everything The Times’s analysis turned up. Some have since sold all their stocks or moved them into blind trusts. When contacted, many of the lawmakers said the trades they reported had been carried out independently by a spouse or a broker with no input from them. They matched the trades against relevant committee assignments and the dates of hearings and congressional investigations. ![]() Times reporters analyzed transactions between 20 using a database of members’ financial filings called Capitol Trades created by 2iQ Research. But the trading patterns uncovered by the Times analysis underscore longstanding concerns about the potential for conflicts of interest or use of inside information by members of Congress, government ethics experts say. lawmakers are not banned from investing in any company, including those that could be affected by their decisions. 13, 2022Īt least 97 current members of Congress bought or sold stock, bonds or other financial assets that intersected with their congressional work or reported similar transactions by their spouse or a dependent child, an analysis by The New York Times has found. By Alicia Parlapiano, Adam Playford and Kate Kelly Produced by Ege Uz Sept. ![]()
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