As America's “Capitol Hill Stock God” continues to emerge, the debate over whether members of Congress should trade stocks continues. US lawmakers are quite clearly divided on prohibiting lawmakers from trading stocks. Judging from House Speaker Mike Johnson's latest statement, he doesn't seem to agree with banning lawmakers from trading stocks. On Wednesday local time, in an interview, Johnson said that lawmakers should be able to hold shares, and prohibiting this may hurt people's desire to run for congress. Former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the most famous “Capitol Hill Shareholder.” Her husband managed her stock. The stock market value increased by nearly 71% in 2024, far exceeding the 27.1% increase in the market value of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the same year.

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago
As America's “Capitol Hill Stock God” continues to emerge, the debate over whether members of Congress should trade stocks continues. US lawmakers are quite clearly divided on prohibiting lawmakers from trading stocks. Judging from House Speaker Mike Johnson's latest statement, he doesn't seem to agree with banning lawmakers from trading stocks. On Wednesday local time, in an interview, Johnson said that lawmakers should be able to hold shares, and prohibiting this may hurt people's desire to run for congress. Former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the most famous “Capitol Hill Shareholder.” Her husband managed her stock. The stock market value increased by nearly 71% in 2024, far exceeding the 27.1% increase in the market value of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the same year.