Editorial: No more stock trading for members of Congress
As a frightening new virus began spreading around the world in early 2020, a few lawmakers made some very well-timed stock trades. Republican Sen. Richard M. Burr of North Carolina sold shares in hotel companies that would lose value as travel dropped amid the rising pandemic. Then-Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican, and her husband bought stock in a company that makes teleworking ...
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Feb 08, 2022
3 minutes
As a frightening new virus began spreading around the world in early 2020, a few lawmakers made some very well-timed stock trades.
Republican Sen. Richard M. Burr of North Carolina sold shares in hotel companies that would lose value as travel dropped amid the rising pandemic. Then-Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican, and her husband bought stock in a company that makes teleworking software, which gained value as millions of people began working from home weeks later. The
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