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In August 2018, Sen. Warren first introduced the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act. The bill would ban individual stock ownership by Congress and create conflict-free funds.
The bill, which would also ban lobbyist donations, has never had a hearing, but Pelosi's household fortune has soared.
In 2019-20, Pelosi did not bring up bills on stock trading. In 2021, she blocked a vote on a bipartisan stock trading ban as an amendment to the sweeping For the People Act.
In 2022, she had her ally Zoe Lofgren's committee pretend to study the issue, and simply ran out the clock on her majority.
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The bill, which would also ban lobbyist donations, has never had a hearing, but Pelosi's household fortune has soared.
In 2022, she had her ally Zoe Lofgren's committee pretend to study the issue, and simply ran out the clock on her majority.