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With the geniuses we have in Congress, no problem should be too tough to solve, whether it’s inflation, health-care costs, war or disease. 

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Ten members ended 2025 with stock market returns far exceeding the S&P, the Dow, the Nasdaq or what legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffett achieve. Rep. Tim Moore (R-N.C.) earned 52% on his stock portfolio; New York’s Tom Suozzi (D), representing parts of Queens and the Long Island “gold coast,” scored a 35% gain. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is closing out her Congressional career with a staggering 33% stock profit for 2025. 

Unfortunately, it’s not genius on display. It’s sleaze. These lawmakers have information and influence that other stock traders don’t have. Lawmakers know when a bill will be voted on or a regulation adopted and they have the clout to influence the timing. That common-sense observation is now supported by a study of 20 years’ worth of congressional stock trading data, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

The study also shows that, generally, lawmakers with the most seniority and leadership........

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