Ocasio-Cortez Urges Scrutiny of Robinhood Curbs on GameStop (2)

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez assailed the trading curbs imposed on GameStop Corp. by Robinhood Markets Inc. and other platforms, saying the restrictions on high-flying stocks demand closer scrutiny from U.S. regulators and Congress.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

The New York Democrat, a top voice in the progressive movement and a member of the House Financial Services Committee, said in a series of tweets that she would favor holding hearings on restrictions affecting stocks such as the video-game retailer GameStop, which fell as much as 68% Thursday after curbs were imposed.

“This is unacceptable,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a tweet Thursday. “We now need to know ...