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House Republicans have certainly shown a flair for naming bills. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Tuesday introduced the delightful PELOSI Act, that is, the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act, which would prohibit members of Congress from trading stocks when they have so much access to insider knowledge. And now Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has introduced the Preventing Extreme Negligence with Classified Information Licenses Resolution, that is, the PENCIL Resolution, which aims to bar one of the hard Left’s primary attack dogs, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Get Trump, Must Get Trump, Must GET TRUMP) from access to classified information.
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somehistory says
We can all hope they both pass and are strictly applied. Pols certainly write enough laws that don’t seem to appl to them, but these two…direct hits on crooked pols.
Hank says
PELOSI Act – Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act
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OLD GUY says
Problem, their lawyers will find away around it and hidden in layers of corporate shell companies and contracts that will flow the profits back to them.