All posts tagged "Congressman"

Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), who campaigned on banning stock trading among lawmakers, is now one of the House's "most prolific traders," according to Business Insider.

The report said that Bresnahan wrote an op-ed in a local paper in March 2021 "stating that if elected, he would co-sponsor legislation to ban stock trading in Congress."

Bresnahan argued at the time, "Some of the most prolific traders in the country serve in Congress. Whether or not they have done something wrong, the idea that we can buy and sell stocks while voting on legislation that will have a direct impact on these companies is wrong and needs to come to an end immediately."...

"Security concerns" forced a Jewish congressman to call off a town hall.

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) was scheduled to appear in the Lebanon Public Library on Saturday but after getting wind of antisemitic rhetoric decided to hold off and postpone it.

"We've been advised by the House Sergeant at Arms and local law enforcement that due to problematic online discourse and very serious national threats against Jews, it’s imperative we take necessary steps to keep people safe," he posted in a tweet thread on Twitter/X.
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Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) set off a firestorm Thursday with a stunning choice of words to explain an amendment he was pitching for the National Defense Authorization Act, Forbes reported.

“Crane said his amendment to the NDAA would have prevented ‘race, gender, religion, or political affiliations,’ from being used in the recruitment of military members, adding the amendment had ‘nothing to do” with ‘whether colored people, or Black people, or anybody can serve,” Forbes reported.

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), who is Black, “responded on the floor that Crane’s remarks were offensive and very inappropriate and move to have his offensive words stricken from the record," the report said. ...

Wondering if the Tea Party caucus in the House intentionally gives John Boehner headaches? One congressman says that is the case.

For a congressman who isn't afraid to start up an investigation, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sure was cautious when the idea of probing into News Corporation was presented to him.

Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner is consulting with his lawyers after it was reported that the New York congressman sent a racy photo to a female college student from Seattle via Twitter.