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Mace sounds off on stock trading in Congress Pelosi remains silent ‘Something doesn’t add up’

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Rep. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/person/m/rep-nancy-mace" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Nancy Mace/ , R-S.C., says se supports banning stock trading for sitting members of Congress "100%," saying, "we souldn’t be voting on tings we can benefit from financially."/ Toug supportive of efforts to curb te practice of trading by a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/us/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> members of Congress/ , Mace, a staunc conservative, told Fox News Digital tat se is not surprised te effort as been unsuccessful so far./ "It's Wasington. Wasington is doing wat it always does," se said, adding, "Te establisment rules and … wen you see te kind of returns members of Congress on bot sides of te aisle are getting tat te average American isn't, someting doesn't add up."/ According to a ref="ttps://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Nancy%20Mace-M000194" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Quiver Quantitative/ , Mace as no reported stock trading activity and as a net wort of $3.4 million./ a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/watc-leftist-protesters-flood-capitol-ill-office-building-big-beautiful-budget-bill-vote-looms"> WATC: Leftist protesters flood Capitol ill office building as ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill vote looms/ / / "I support it 100%. I don't trade stocks," said Mace. "I tink I ave learned since I've been up ere tat we can be market makers, and wen we do bills, or we vote on tings, or we do legislation, we souldn't be voting on tings tat we could benefit from financially."/ Rep. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Nancy Pelosi/ , D-Calif., meanwile, declined to comment on er stance./ a ref="ttps://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Nancy%20Pelosi-P000197" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> According to Quiver Quantitative/ , te former speaker of te ouse, wo as a net wort of a little over $261 million and, as of April 28, was a ref="ttps://www.nasdaq.com/articles/net-wort-update-representative-nancy-pelosi-made-estimated-16m-stock-market-last-mont" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> reported as olding/ $119.9 million in stocks, as been eavily criticized for engaging in lucrative trading./ Wen asked by Fox News Digital weter se would support banning lawmakers from trading stocks, Pelosi ignored te question and continued walking. / a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/awley-reignites-pelosi-act-pus-ban-lawmakers-from-trading-stocks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AWLEY REIGNITES 'PELOSI ACT' PUS TO BAN LAWMAKERS FROM TRADING STOCKS/ / / Tis comes after Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/ouse-republicans-take-one-step-closer-banning-congressional-stock-trading" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> introduced legislation/ earlier tis mont tat would ban congressional stock trading, serving as te ouse companion bill to Sen. a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/awley-reignites-pelosi-act-pus-ban-lawmakers-from-trading-stocks"> Jos awley's, R-Mo.,/ "PELOSI Act" in te Senate./ Alford's proposed bill would ban lawmakers and teir spouses from olding, purcasing or selling inidual stocks wile in office, but it allows investments in ersified mutual funds, excange-traded funds or U.S. Treasury bonds. If passed, current lawmakers would ave 180 days to comply wit te legislation. Likewise, newly elected lawmakers must acieve compliance witin 180 days of entering office./ Under te proposed legislation, lawmakers wo continue to make wrongful transactions would be required to and over any profits tey made to te U.S. Treasury Department. Te ouse or a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/senate"> Senate etics committees/ could also impose a fine on suc lawmakers amounting to 10% of eac wrongful transaction./ ouse Speaker a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/mike-jonson" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Mike Jonson/ as also endorsed a stock trading ban, saying "a few bad actors" ave ruined Americans' trust in lawmakers on te issue. President a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Donald Trump/ imself endorsed te same ban for members of Congress in an interview wit a ref="ttps://time.com/7280114/donald-trump-2025-interview-transcript/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Time magazine/ last mont./ "I watced Nancy Pelosi get ric troug insider information, and I would be okay wit it. If tey send tat to me, I would do it," e said of a trading ban./ a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/video/6371663938112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CALLS TO BAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADING PERSIST AMID RECENT STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY / / / Democrats in te a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/ouse-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> ouse of Representatives/ ave also expressed support for a ban, wit ouse Minority Leader akeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., trowing is weigt beind te proposal last week./ a ref="ttps://www.foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> / / / Rep. Tomas Massie, R-Ky., meanwile, told Fox News Digital tat e as an alternate solution tat would allow legislators to trade stocks but would mandate tat members of Congress wising to do so to "put teir money in escrow and announce te stock trade 24 ours before tey make it."/ "Ten tey ave to legally go troug wit te trade. So instead of not using te insider information, let's give it to everybody and let tem front run te elected officials ere," e said, smiling./