News about Jon Ossoff

A bipartisan group of senators are pushing a new stock trading ban for members of Congress on an expedited schedule. The announcement comes as lucrative stock trades by lawmakers have been under  more scrutiny as over $1 billion in trades have been made in 2024 alone. Though there are some laws in place to restrict members from trading on their inside knowledge in Congress, critics say that doesn't always happen. 

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth made the startling admission that service members with inadequately maintained and substandard base housing have dogged the Pentagon for years. Service members and their spouses are often concerned about mold and sewage leaks at hotels from Hawaii to South Carolina, as quality-of-life issues leave the military with a large recruiting deficit. According to a follow-up report published this week, she spoke in the aftermath of a scathing Senate inquiry into unhealthy living conditions at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where military families have struggled to get mold and other hazards fixed. The spotlight on housing issues comes at a time when the US military is struggling to recruit new recruits and facing a shortfall of 15,000 soldiers from its 60,000 target last year and raising concerns down the road.