7 Lawmakers Face Ethics Complaints For Not Filing Their Personal Stock Transactions

NPR | By Deirdre Walsh

Published September 22, 2021 at 7:09 PM EDT

Seven House lawmakers are facing ethics complaints for violating the Stock Act, which polices insider trading, because of a recent bipartisan trend of lawmakers ignoring disclosure requirements.

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