AOC unmasks Republican scheme to hide Congressional stock deals from public

House Republicans, led by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), have put out what they claim is legislation to put an end to congressional stock trading — but it does nothing of the sort, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in a lengthy thread on X dismantling the bill. In fact, she argued, it could actually make certain kinds of congressional stock trades easier and less transparent.

The main problem, she wrote, is that the only thing the bill actually prohibits is buying new stocks after taking office ...