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2022-06-21 Home Front: Politix

Dem green stockholder wants to ban members from owning stocks

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[HOT AIR] Rep. Sharice Davids (D., Kan.) has called for a total ban on members of Congress owning stocks in order to "restore trust" in the government. So it’s puzzling that Davids owns shares of three green energy firms that regularly lobby Congress for subsidies.

Her investments in FuelCell Energy, Maxeon Solar Technologies, and SunPower Corporation total up to $17,000. All three companies lobby Congress for green energy tax credits and other incentives, and Davids is in clear position to implement policy that impacts her investments—the Kansas Democrat sits on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which has helped shape the Biden administration’s green-friendly infrastructure spending initiatives. Davids has said she would use her position on the committee to explore investments in infrastructure projects as "an effective way to combat the effects of climate change."

Posted by Besoeker 2022-06-21 04:12|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 "Restoring trust"....? Well intended, but possibly a bit late. A "total ban" on democrats (and many republicans) would be more effective. Simply vote them out.

Term limits are desperately needed. Sick, power hungry octogenarians are the last thing we need.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-06-21 04:27|| 2022-06-21 04:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Rather than "term limits".. a "one and done" amendment is needed, otherwise, the professional politicians will just take a term off and then come back and pick up where they left off.

Posted by Mercutio 2022-06-21 07:18|| 2022-06-21 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Marxist believe in a utopia.
The Founding Fathers believe man by his nature was a corruptible creature.

One concept is inconsistent with the other. Guess who was closer to the mark.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-06-21 07:58|| 2022-06-21 07:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Lots of people just don't get that "utopia" translates as "not here."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-21 07:59|| 2022-06-21 07:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Ref #3: The Founding Fathers believe man by his nature was a corruptible creature.

A moment of quiet introspection provides me with a rather stunning confirmation of the above. I wish it were otherwise.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-06-21 08:05|| 2022-06-21 08:05|| Front Page Top

#6 How many 'green' companies when bust after Obama's push (seemingly) ages ago?

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-06-21 08:26|| 2022-06-21 08:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Davis is toast. Has to run in a new district that is not all Wyandot (sp.).

Posted by bman 2022-06-21 11:18|| 2022-06-21 11:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Davids is the first LGBT Native American mixed martial arts representative from Kansas.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-06-21 11:30|| 2022-06-21 11:30|| Front Page Top

#9 #8 Davids is the first LGBT Native American mixed martial arts representative from Kansas.
Posted by: Lord Garth

Plural? They/Them? Or schizophrenic too?

Posted by Frank G 2022-06-21 11:34|| 2022-06-21 11:34|| Front Page Top

#10 Ref #9: Hannity could prolly kick his arse. Seldem fails to mention his Kwan trienungpow ki Surongh prowess at least once each night.

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-06-21 12:03|| 2022-06-21 12:03|| Front Page Top

#11 I agree that term limits would help - the Founders did not envision professional politicians. Congress was not supposed to be a lifetime job.
A solution to the stock problem could be that all members are required to put their stock assets into a blind trust, managed by some investment firm.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-06-21 14:06|| 2022-06-21 14:06|| Front Page Top

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