The Hill Ledger

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James C. Justice discloses sale of over $50.0mn in hospitality business

Members of Congress disclosed $75.8mn of sales against $1.4mn of purchases in filings reported since 2 October.

Filings disclosed since 2 October show members of Congress reporting $75.8mn in sales and $1.4mn in purchases across 34 trades by six filers. Over the past 30 days, 37 filers made 822 trades, comprising $171.9mn of sales and $16.5mn of purchases.

Senate disclosures

James C. Justice disclosed a sale of over $50.0mn in Greenbrier Hotel Corporation and Affiliates on 27 September, following a trade on 14 August. On the same disclosure date, Richard Blumenthal reported selling $250,000 to $500,000 in MH Built to Last LLC from a trade on 19 August, alongside a purchase of $250,000 to $500,000 in Days Between LLC traded on 27 August.

House trading

Three filers reported purchases in Microsoft, the systems software group. Cleo Fields, Josh Gottheimer and Gilbert Cisneros all disclosed purchases in the company.

Cisneros bought $15,000 to $50,000 of Microsoft on 17 July, and the shares rose 31 per cent by 2 October. Tony Wied disclosed a sale of $15,000 to $50,000 in Upstart Holdings on 14 August, with the shares falling 25 per cent to 2 October.

Companies in this column: Microsoft, Upstart Holdings.