For decades, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted she was not personally involved in stock trading. Yet her latest financial disclosure has once again reignited the long-running debate over whether members of Congress should be allowed to own and trade individual stocks while helping shape federal policy.
The newest filing shows that Pelosi and her husband continue to hold a massive investment in Google parent Alphabet, a position reportedly worth approximately $18.3 million. The investment surged roughly 65 percent over the past year, and the filing also reveals newly acquired call options that expire in January 2027—the very month Pelosi is expected to leave Congress.
To critics, the timing has fueled renewed skepticism about congressional investing, with some arguing the transaction represents a carefully timed final investment before retirement.
