| As a candidate for Congress, Rob Bresnahan penned a local op-ed where he stated: “Too often we hear about how politicians are making millions of dollars during their time in office and it is sickening… 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.”
That was then. But as soon as Bresnahan arrived in Congress, he immediately changed his tune. A barrage of headlines have scrutinized Bresnahan for executing more than 600 trades worth millions of dollars while serving in office. Recent audio revealed Bresnahan even admitted to speaking with his financial advisor about his stock portfolio while in office. When asked why he would not stop trading, Bresnahan whined that he didn’t want to “lose money and go broke.”
New reporting from Roll Call raises further questions about why Bresnahan has broken his promise to ban congressional stock trading.
Northeastern Pennsylvanians deserve to know, Rob: What happened?
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