Analysis: When lawmakers buy and sell stocks, they're playing with fire

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Members of Congress who own stocks might face ethical dilemmas when they shape laws that could hurt — or help — their portfolios. Just ask Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. | Analysis by Anneken Tappe and Scott Bronstein

New York Members of Congress who own stocks might face ethical dilemmas when they shape laws that could hurt -- or help -- their portfolios. Just ask Georgia Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.

Recent scrutiny has forced the issue of congressional stock trading into the limelight.The potential conflict of interest is blatantly obvious. Lawmakers should focus on the most efficient legislation and not what might best serve their financial interests. Sure, some laws achieve both, but voters shouldn't have to worry if their Washington representatives' stock portfolios would benefit from, or influence directly, their decisions as lawmakers.

 

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There should be no shateholders in government. It should be a felony.

💥Now do 'Warnock' who wants to open the 'jails' Wants to' defund' the ' police'! He's 'radical' Loves the 'racist Farrakhan'!! He's a disaster!!😝

Is it really a dilemma if you’re not ethical anyway?

Republicans are above the law.

Should CNN Abe more concern with house members who have family business ties to China.

I'm quite sure Trump is getting their stocking stuffers ready with gifts of pardons and sugar plums.

We are voting them both out in Georgia because their immediate concern during their classified briefing was their financial portfolios. Now, nearly 11,000 Georgians are dead. Leaders would have warned us, but instead they misled us.

Crime family Biden making billions from China !!!

Where is the LAW AND ORDER ? Lock them up ?

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