Nancy Pelosi's Husband Buys Millions in Electric Vehicle Stocks as Democrats Push Green Energy Handouts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband purchased 2,500 shares of Tesla stock amid the Democrats’ push for increased green energy spending.
Paul Pelosi, the Democratic House leader’s millionaire husband, purchased the tranche of Tesla stock on Thursday, when the company’s share price reached about $872 per share by the end of the day, according to congressional filings published Monday.
Pelosi bought the shares, worth $2.18 million, at a strike price of $500 per share.
Since his purchase, Tesla’s share price has increased nearly 19 percent, over $1,036 a share, making his tranche worth nearly $2.6 million.
In December, Nancy Pelosi defended members of Congress who traded stocks despite the potential ethics concerns raised by such activity.
The California Democrat said lawmakers should, like the average American, be allowed to participate in the free market.
“We are a free market economy, they should be able to participate in that,” Pelosi told reporters during a news briefing at the time.
REPORTER: “Should members of congress and their spouses be banned from trading individual stocks while serving in congress?”
PELOSI: “No…We are a free market economy. They should be able to participate in that.” pic.twitter.com/2SNqSCwFEU
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 15, 2021
But after pushback, the Democratic leader reversed positions months later and vowed to support a ban if legislation including it was introduced.
“I do believe in the integrity of people in public service. I want the public to have that understanding,” Pelosi said on Feb. 9. “We have to do something to deter something that we see as a problem, but it is a confidence issue, and if that’s what the members want to do, then that’s what we’ll do.”
Forbes first reported Paul Pelosi’s stock purchase Tuesday.
Democrats have pushed heavily for greater green energy spending, urging President Joe Biden to move quickly on pending legislation.
Over the last two months, a group of 23 Democrats asked Biden to stand firm on the $555 billion for climate action that had been included in the Build Back Better Act, and a group of 89 Democrats said the president should go further.
On Thursday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of 97 left-wing lawmakers, unveiled a sweeping climate agenda for the president to pursue.
CLIMATE ACTION
We’re in a climate emergency. POTUS can make it official.
-Declare a climate emergency to mobilize manufacturing of renewable energy tech
-Ban new fossil fuel projects on federal lands and waters & environmental justice communities
-End fossil fuel subsidies pic.twitter.com/mi5sxYH4kK— Congressional Progressive Caucus Center (@WeBuildProgress) March 17, 2022
Biden has supported a series of green subsidies since taking office, including a $12,500 credit for consumers who purchase a new electric vehicle.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a vocal critic of Biden, gave Labor Secretary Marty Walsh a tour of Tesla’s facility in Houston earlier this month. The White House has repeatedly snubbed Tesla from high-profile electric vehicle events.
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