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GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban

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Hawley's populism usually seems faux to me, but to his credit he did get into it with an indignant Rick Scott today (who famously made millions defrauding the taxpayers):
"He made a reference to billionaires, okay?" Scott said of Hawley. "I don't know when in this country it became a negative to make money. But somehow, if you've made money, you're supposedly — I think Senator Hawley suggests — you shouldn't be serving, because you might trade stocks."

Anyway, predictably every other Republican voted against Hawley's stock trading ban and, like anything with a hint of ethics to it, Trump took it as a personal insult and an attempt to target him.

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri joined Democrats Wednesday to advance legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying, selling or owning individual stocks.

In an 8-7 vote, Hawley and Senate Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted the legislation out of committee, with all other Republicans on the committee voting against it. It's not yet clear if the legislation, which Hawley introduced, will receive a floor vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.

"I practice what I preach," Hawley said in an awkward exchange with fellow Republicans on the panel. "I don't have individual stocks, I don't trade in stocks. I'm not a billionaire, unlike others on this committee. And what I think is, the American people are sending us a clear message."
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But later in the afternoon, Mr. Trump went off on Hawley on Truth Social with a very different tone than he took only hours earlier, calling him a "second-tier Senator."

"The Democrats, because of our tremendous ACHIEVEMENTS and SUCCESS, have been trying to 'Target' me for a long period of time, and they're using Josh Hawley, who I got elected TWICE, as a pawn to help them," the president wrote. "I wonder why Hawley would pass a Bill that Nancy Pelosi is in absolute love with — He is playing right into the dirty hands of the Democrats. It's a great Bill for her, and her 'husband,' but so bad for our Country!"
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I'll just mention again: Because some GOP Congress critters are recognizing that TACO isnt doing them any favors for the mid-terms.
 
Greenbeard said:
Hawley's populism usually seems faux to me, but to his credit he did get into it with an indignant Rick Scott today (who famously made millions defrauding the taxpayers):
"He made a reference to billionaires, okay?" Scott said of Hawley. "I don't know when in this country it became a negative to make money. But somehow, if you've made money, you're supposedly — I think Senator Hawley suggests — you shouldn't be serving, because you might trade stocks."

Anyway, predictably every other Republican voted against Hawley's stock trading ban and, like anything with a hint of ethics to it, Trump took it as a personal insult and an attempt to target him.

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban
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As an aside, once again it's crystal clear that TACOs' mind and writing are childish and child-like.
 
Greenbeard said:
Hawley's populism usually seems faux to me, but to his credit he did get into it with an indignant Rick Scott today (who famously made millions defrauding the taxpayers):
"He made a reference to billionaires, okay?" Scott said of Hawley. "I don't know when in this country it became a negative to make money. But somehow, if you've made money, you're supposedly — I think Senator Hawley suggests — you shouldn't be serving, because you might trade stocks."

Anyway, predictably every other Republican voted against Hawley's stock trading ban and, like anything with a hint of ethics to it, Trump took it as a personal insult and an attempt to target him.

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban
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This'll get vetoed if it ever makes it to the White House, but at least some congresspeople are putting some pressure on.
 
Hawley’s a scumbag but good for him on this one issue.
 
Greenbeard said:
Hawley's populism usually seems faux to me, but to his credit he did get into it with an indignant Rick Scott today (who famously made millions defrauding the taxpayers):
"He made a reference to billionaires, okay?" Scott said of Hawley. "I don't know when in this country it became a negative to make money. But somehow, if you've made money, you're supposedly — I think Senator Hawley suggests — you shouldn't be serving, because you might trade stocks."

Anyway, predictably every other Republican voted against Hawley's stock trading ban and, like anything with a hint of ethics to it, Trump took it as a personal insult and an attempt to target him.

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban
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I call Josh Hawley "Senator Fraud."

Mark
 
Anyone in public office with the power to influence legislation should have to put their assets in a blind trust.
If getting rich is your primary goal, I applaud you - but you should not hold public office while you try.
 
Greenbeard said:
Hawley's populism usually seems faux to me, but to his credit he did get into it with an indignant Rick Scott today (who famously made millions defrauding the taxpayers):
"He made a reference to billionaires, okay?" Scott said of Hawley. "I don't know when in this country it became a negative to make money. But somehow, if you've made money, you're supposedly — I think Senator Hawley suggests — you shouldn't be serving, because you might trade stocks."

Anyway, predictably every other Republican voted against Hawley's stock trading ban and, like anything with a hint of ethics to it, Trump took it as a personal insult and an attempt to target him.

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrats vote to advance congressional stock trading ban
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This is a good issue to confront but corruption will win the day.
 
Cameron said:
Hawley’s a scumbag but good for him on this one issue.
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I agree.
He may be calculating that it won’t pass, so he can stand on the popular side.
 
This is performance artistry. He knows its going nowhere, but he gets to crow he did something…..
 
It's a surprising piece of legislation. This sort of stock trading while controlling laws and the economy isn't the only scam they got going to make money, but it certainly is one they like to use. I'm surprised they'd find enough folk to just advance such a bill.

It should be done for sure, there's a lot of insider trading that goes on when you're the ones setting the laws. Not that they wouldn't find ways around the restrictions anyway. But generally, yes, if you're serving in Congress or the White House, you shouldn't be trading stocks. There's too much there where they're going to have knowledge before the markets and can make moves to game the system.

Won't become law, though.
 
MTAtech said:
I agree.
He may be calculating that it won’t pass, so he can stand on the popular side.
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He needs there to be a lot of stupid, gullible people for his ploy to work, so he's on firm ground.

Mark
 
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