A recent analysis of financial documents by Capitol Trades and reporting by MarketWatch revealed that congressional lawmakers traded more than $350 million worth of stocks in 2021.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia introduced legislation earlier this year that would ban legislators from trading stocks in public companies so that they would not profit from insider knowledge they’re privy to on Capitol Hill.
Ossoff himself placed his own stock portfolio in a blind trust when he was elected, following through on a campaign promise.
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