The Missing Follow-Through
Congress took no legislative action on PFOF after the hearings. Griffin continued donating to members who received him at the hearing table.
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Analysis
What Congress Got Wrong About Citadel at the GameStop Hearings
The 2021 House hearings on GameStop asked the right questions but produced no legislative follow-through — a failure of accountability that persists.
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