Exhibit 751

Nancy Pelosi says federal lawmakers should be able to trade stock in office: 'This is a free market'

Exhibit 751 · News report

Nancy Pelosi says federal lawmakers should be able to trade stock in office: 'This is a free market'

Reports Pelosi's 15 December 2021 news-conference remarks that members should be able to participate in a free market economy and that members should report their trades. Other outlets (Washington Examiner, AP) add that she says she owns no stock and has no involvement in or prior knowledge of her husband's trades.

Source: CNBC
Date: 16 December 2021
Grade: Reported
Document: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/16/nancy-pelosi-federal-lawmakers-should-be-able-to-trade-stock.html
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding POL-4.15: Reported Bills to restrict stock trading by members were heard in the House Administration Committee in April 2022, were not brought to a vote by the House Democratic leadership before the 2022 midterms, were advanced by the Senate Homeland Security Committee in July 2024 (8-4) and July 2025, and are supported by Pelosi as of 30 July 2025.