Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYet another GOP corruption case building in North Carolina: Virginia Foxx's secret cannabis stocks
Link to tweet
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/9/8/2050916/-Yet-another-GOP-corruption-case-building-in-North-Carolina-Virginia-Foxx-s-secret-cannabis-stocks
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R) represents North Carolinas 5th Congressional district, a north-south stripe of mostly rural and exurban parts of the central-west part of the state. Foxx has long been a vocal opponent of marijuana legalization, so her senior position on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is a perfect post for her.
Yet as Congress begins to take up critical new federal marijuana decriminalization legislation, Foxx has been busy buying up stock to profit from her privileged access to information:
Foxx, 77, has made at least six investments in Altria, one of the world's largest tobacco companies and a leader in the burgeoning U.S. cannabis industry, since September of last year, according to financial disclosure reports. Altria, previously known as Phillip Morris, also holds large minority stakes in JUUL Labs and Anheuser Busch InBev, another company exploring the cannabis market.
The purchases, which have not previously been reported, likely make her the largest holder of marijuana-related stocks in Congress, according to a report from Unusual Whales, a market research firm.
*snip*
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 742 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (14)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Yet another GOP corruption case building in North Carolina: Virginia Foxx's secret cannabis stocks (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Sep 2021
OP
FoxNewsSucks
(10,375 posts)1. So she's not only a hate-monger, she's a hypocrite.
Typical republicon
madaboutharry
(40,148 posts)2. You can't make this stuff up!
They are all full of shit. Every last one of them.
blogslug
(37,955 posts)3. lol
I mean, she probably just thinks she's investing in good old nutritious tobacco but still, lol
tanyev
(42,354 posts)4. A little schadenfreude for dessert today. How nice.
hlthe2b
(101,700 posts)5. Honestly as cringe-inducingly ignorant as Louie Gohmert, MTG, Boebert & others are in perpetuity...
Virginia Foxx matches their embarrassing ignorance every damned day. I guess the more intelligent in her district just don't vote...
Cringe-inducing doesn't begin to cover it.
Obviously that doesn't keep them from being CORRUPT.