Steil protects loopholes for himself and Trump to get richer in office, Berman pledges complete ban on congressional stock trading

Massive spending from Trump-aligned super PACs isn’t helping Bryan Steil

Racine, WI — Bryan Steil is facing intense backlash over his fight to preserve stock trading loopholes to allow his and Trump’s self-enrichment, as a new ad from Mitchell Berman’s campaign and the DCCC draws attention to Steil’s record of enriching himself.

Wisconsin Examiner: Congressional stock trading is not a good issue for Bryan Steil

“U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s investments helped make him a millionaire, nearly doubling his net worth from $812,000 to nearly $1.9 million since he went to Congress”
“Steil’s bill allows members of Congress to keep and sell stocks. It places no restrictions on their purchases of cryptocurrency holdings, betting in prediction markets or trades in industry-specific mutual funds or private stock offerings from corporations.”
“This is the real hole in Steil’s claim to be an ethics watchdog in Congress. His compromised reform proposals don’t come close to making up for the heavy lifting he has been doing in office carrying water for Trump.”
“An internal DCCC poll conducted Sept. 21-23… found the race is a dead heat between Steil and his challenger, former VA hospital nurse Mitchell Berman, with the two candidates tied 48-48 among likely voters, a plurality of whom identified as Republicans.”

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Trump super PAC boosts Steil as race forecast moves more competitive

“While Republicans say the cash-rich Trump super PAC is spreading the wealth across a range of safe and vulnerable seats, Democrats take the funding as a sign the GOP is worried about keeping Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District red.”
“As Trump’s war in Iran drags on, as gas prices stay high, as groceries, health care, the cost of living remains extremely high for a lot of Americans, including Americans in Wisconsin, this is no exception,” [Rodericka Applewhaite] said.”

WisPolitics: DCCC, Berman make joint buy knocking Steil in 1st CD

“In the ad, Berman says Steil, R-Janesville, has “done pretty well for himself in Washington,” adding his stock portfolio is one of Congress’ best.”
“Berman adds he doesn’t own stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money and will “ban members of Congress from trading stocks because public service shouldn’t be about getting rich.”

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