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Congresstrading.com

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Congresstrading.com is a commercial website that provides access to a database of financial disclosures of members of the United States Congress.[1] It also provides a forum to discuss Congress' stock trades, according to WXII 12, an NBC affiliate news station.[2] Congress is required to publicly disclose their financial transactions by the STOCK Act.

History

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Since its founding in October 2020, congresstrading.com has been credited by various news organizations for providing and disclosing information related to financial transactions by members of Congress.[3][4] In January 2021, the New York Times reported that Speaker Nancy Pelosi purchased Tesla stock options based on information sourced from congresstrading.com.[5] In October 2021 CNBC, CNN, and the Washington Post reported that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene bought shares of Trump SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp. based on information provided by congresstrading.com.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Rubin, Gabriel (9 October 2020). "Georgia Poll: Trump, Biden Virtually Tied, Open Senate Race Tight". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ O'Neil, Bill (13 November 2021). "Congresstrading.com keeps tabs..." WXII12. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ Garber, Jonathan (3 September 2021). "Nancy Pelosi's husband up $700K on CrowdStrike stock purchase". Fox Business. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ Dierking, David (20 April 2021). "Happy Doge Day! Here's What You Need To Know About Our New Favorite Cryptocurrency". The Street.
  5. ^ Ross Sorkin, Andrew (25 January 2021). "Wall Street Returns to Riyadh". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ Franck, Thomas (27 October 2021). "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought shares of Trump SPAC..." CNBC. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ Egan, Matt (27 October 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged". CNN. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ Pietsch, Bryan. "Marjorie Taylor Greene buys up to $50,000 worth of Trump SPAC stock during week of wild fluctuation". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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