Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who has in the past led efforts from members of both parties to ban stock trading by members of Congress, admitted through a spokesperson that she has not complied with financial disclosure rules for sitting members of Congress.
Under the 2012 STOCK Act, which greatly increased scrutiny on stock market transactions by members of Congress, congress members are required to publicly disclose their transactions.
Ocasio-Cortez, who was due to disclose her own stock transactions on Aug. 13, has failed to do so, a spokesperson for the congresswoman said.
In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Lauren Hitt, Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director, said that Ocasio-Cortez is in no rush to comply with the STOCK Act rules, which grant members of Congress a 30-day grace period before fines begin to accumulate….