After Leading Efforts to Ban Congressional Stock Trading, Ocasio-Cortez Admits to Financial Violations

L-R: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), members of the Democratic Socialists of America, at a House hearing in front of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, in Washington on July 12, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

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.