Democrats voted for more of the same on Tuesday, electing 74-year-old Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly to lead the House Oversight Committee, beating out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35, despite violating existing stock trade law, according to a report.
Connolly, who will oversee investigations into allegations of fraud and corruption in the federal government when President-elect Donald Trump starts his second term next month, violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act after he failed to disclose three stock transactions ahead of the 45-day reporting deadline in January 2023, a Raw Story analysis found.
