A Democratic congresswoman who is part of a congressional caucus aiming to fight the effects of climate change is earning major profits on her oil and gas stock purchases in recent years, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
Rep. Lois Frankel is a member of the Safe Climate Caucus, which has targeted the fracking industry and aims “to solve the important issues facing our country because of climate change.”
However, the Florida Democrat’s purported commitment to staving off climate change has not stopped her from shelling out up to $195,000 between March 2020 and December 2022 to obtain shares of six oil and gas companies that have ballooned in value, filings show. Read more…
