{"id":2291980,"date":"2024-07-10T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-use-republicans-boeing-stock-move-as-ammo-to-pursue-vulnerable-seat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:02:06","slug":"california-democrats-use-republicans-boeing-stock-move-as-ammo-to-pursue-vulnerable-seat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-use-republicans-boeing-stock-move-as-ammo-to-pursue-vulnerable-seat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats use Republican\u2019s Boeing stock move as ammo to pursue vulnerable seat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-democrats-use-republicans-boeing-stock-move-as-ammo-to-pursue-vulnerable-seat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062article discusses how California Democrats are using \u2063Rep. Mike Garcia&#8217;s\u200d sale of up to $50,000 in Boeing stock\u200b as ammunition to target his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doing-her-own-stacey-abrams-vulnerable-house-dem-takes-maskless-selfie-at-campaign-event-with-masked-attendees\/\" title=\"\u2018Doing Her Own Stacey Abrams\u2019: Vulnerable House Dem Takes Maskless Selfie At Campaign Event With Masked Attendees\">vulnerable seat<\/a>.\u2062 Garcia failed to disclose the \u200csale before the deadline, leading to accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-solarwinds-director-sold-45-7-million-in-stock-options-last-week-before-cisa-announcement-sunday\/\" title=\"REVEALED: SolarWinds Director Sold .7 MILLION in Stock Options Last Week Before CISA Announcement Sunday\">insider trading<\/a>. The Democratic Congressional Campaign \u200bCommittee released an ad highlighting news reports about the situation. Despite facing \u2063complaints alleging violations of the STOCK Act, which requires\u200d members\u200b to disclose\u200d trades, Garcia never faced consequences. The article also mentions a bipartisan deal in the Senate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-vote-on-confirmation-of-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-scotus-on-thursday\/\" title=\"Senate to Vote on Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to SCOTUS on Thursday\">ban stock trading<\/a> for members of Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California Democrats use Republican\u2019s Boeing stock move as ammo to pursue vulnerable seat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T13:40:42-04:00\">July 10, 2024 1:40 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699341\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-can-continue-banning-abortions-after-court-rejects-biden-admins-pleas\/\" title=\"Texas Can Continue Banning Abortions After Court Rejects Biden Admin\u2019s Pleas\">facing attacks<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> over his up to $50,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Boeing<\/a> stock sale in August 2020, which he failed to disclose before the deadline. <\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to strip voter support from the incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a>, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a new ad highlighting several news reports that cited Garcia was being accused of insider trading. Garcia presides over a swing district <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>labeled<\/a> as a toss-up this November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"BQvIutfez3I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Give up the Act, Garcia\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BQvIutfez3I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The sale came as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was investigating Boeing\u2019s handling of crashes involving its 737 Max airliner. Garcia sold the stock in August 2020, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-china-wont-release-data-from-wuhan-lab\/\" title=\"White House: China Won&#039;t Release Data From Wuhan Lab\">investigation released<\/a> its report in September, and then disclosed it after the November elections. Garcia never faced any repercussions though ethics groups filed complaints alleging he violated the STOCK Act, which requires members to disclose trades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCash-it-in Congressman Mike Garcia chose to betray the trust of his constituents for inexcusable personal gain \u2014 withholding critical information about his self-serving conduct from California families \u2014 and we\u2019re going to ensure that misconduct comes back to bite him this November,\u201d DCCC spokesman Dan Gottlieb told <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The House committee, which was led by Democrats, released a report in September 2020 blasting Boeing over \u201cinconceivable and inexcusable\u201d failures to report vulnerabilities in the\u00a0737 Max jet. Garcia\u2019s campaign said the congressman didn\u2019t know about the report until it was public and shared a statement that says none of the Republicans on the committee knew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes claims of insider trading an impossibility. In short, Rep. Garcia was not privy to any information that wasn\u2019t public domain,\u201d Liam Anderson, Garcia\u2019s spokesman, told <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The attack on Garcia comes as a bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/10\/stock-trading-ban-congress-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>deal<\/a> was reached in the Senate to ban stock trading for members of Congress and eventually their spouses and dependent children. The move has been widely supported by voters, but Congress has repeatedly failed in their efforts to pass a ban.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia is running for his third term in the House this November against George Whitesides, the former CEO of Virgin Galactic and a former Obama administration official. According to polling shared with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> from Whitesides\u2019s campaign, he\u2019s ahead 47% to 44% in the district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The swing district, located in most of northern Los Angeles County, is critical for Republicans to maintain in order to keep their slim House majority.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing has come under increased fire from the public throughout 2024 and has been charged with fraud in connection to crashes off the coast <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ede40d989be64863a9405802d6bb083b\">of Indonesia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/1108708781ba46808a16843bda8cc079\">in Ethiopia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699341\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699341\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democrats are using Rep. Mike Garcia&#8217;s sale of up to $50,000 in Boeing stock in August 2020, which he failed to disclose on time, as ammunition to attack the vulnerable Republican in his swing district. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released an ad accusing Garcia of insider trading, as the sale coincided with a House investigation into Boeing&#8217;s handling of crashes involving its 737 Max airliner. Despite facing complaints for violating the STOCK Act, Garcia denies any wrongdoing, claiming he was not privy to any non-public information. The attack on Garcia comes as a bipartisan deal in the Senate aims to ban stock trading for members of Congress. Garcia is running for his third term against George Whitesides, who is currently leading in the polls in the critical swing district in northern Los Angeles County<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2291981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP23297814355771.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14922,4045,3685,3756,32076],"class_list":["post-2291980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-boeing","tag-california","tag-democrats","tag-republicans","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP23297814355771.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}