Washington, DC — Today, new reporting from POLITICO reveals that Congressman Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) admitted to a conservative talk radio host that he discusses his stock positions with his financial advisor – directly contradicting his pledge to have no involvement in his own stock trades. In the unearthed audio of this interview, Congressman Bresnahan says, “I meet with my financial advisor. We talk about, you know, what different positions are coming up.” This admission directly contradicts his later statement that he does, “not have any dialogues with my financial advisers.”
This is another example of Congressman Bresnahan saying one thing and doing another. While running for office, he pledged to ban congressional stock trading, yet he has been one of the most prolific traders in Congress, making hundreds of trades while in office.
Some of his trades include:
- Dumping bonds in Pennsylvania hospitals before voting to gut Medicaid and put funding for Pennsylvania hospitals at risk.
- Selling stock in Medicaid providers before voting for historic cuts to the program.
- Profiting from the data center industry, which is driving up electricity prices for families across northeast Pennsylvania.
- Purchasing stock in a major federal contractor with significant ties to ICE that will benefit from funding he voted for.
“Congressman Bresnahan’s prolific trading isn’t going to raise his stock with the Pennsylvania families he’s forcing to pay more for food, electricity, gas, and health care,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “Bresnahan lied about his stock trading. He’s been looking out for his own bottom line while voting to cut SNAP and Medicaid, backing tariffs that raise prices on everyday goods, and supporting a war in Iran that’s driving up energy and fertilizer costs. Pennsylvanians want to know – who is Rob Bresnahan really looking out for?”
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