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The Growing Conflict-of-Interest Problem in the U.S. Congress

Harvard Business

This likely occurs because members of Congress have a variety of tools at their disposal — from pushing or stalling legislation and regulation to awarding contracts, subsidies, and tax abatements — any of which can aid the firms in their investment portfolios. Not only did his wife invest between $610,000 and $1.5