GOP Firebrand Introduces ‘PELOSI Act’ to Congress

As Americans grow ever more fed-up with the behavior of their elected officials, there are few in Congress who are willing to stand up to the status quo and demand that our “public servants” be held to a higher standard.

Republican Senator Josh Hawley is one of those few, and his latest political maneuvering has some of the nation’s most powerful Democrats directly in his path.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has introduced the “PELOSI Act” which would ban members of Congress, as well as their family members, from holding or trading stocks.

The legislation, known as the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act, references former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) who was called out last year after her husband, Paul Pelosi, bought up to $5 million in stock in a semiconductor company right as the Senate was passing legislation to massively subsidize the semiconductor industry.

Pelosi was also among a group of Republicans and Democrats who beat the market in 2021 with hundreds of millions of dollars in stock trades. Others who faired the best include Reps. Austin Scott (R-GA), Brian Mast (R-FL), French Hill (R-AR), John Curtis (R-UT), and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX).

The Senator was incensed at the situation.

“For too long, politicians in Washington have taken advantage of the economic system they write the rules for, turning profits for themselves at the expense of the American people,” Hawley said in a statement.

“As members of Congress, both Senators and Representatives are tasked with providing oversight of the same companies they invest in, yet they continually buy and sell stocks, outperforming the market time and again,” he continued.

Pelosi and her husband Paul were notorious for making rather large and unexpected stock moves that appeared to be prophetic in their gamble.