Two Democratic political organizations are running adverts on the House’s bill to ban congressional stock trading, criticizing a Republican over the vote while commending a Democrat running in a different district for supporting the bill. The GOP-led Stop Insider Trading Act was largely opposed by Democrats as it allowed lawmakers to retain their existing stock […]
Two Democratic political organizations are running adverts on the House’s bill to ban congressional stock trading, criticizing a Republican over the vote while commending a Democrat running in a different district for supporting the bill.
The GOP-led Stop Insider Trading Act was largely opposed by Democrats as it allowed lawmakers to retain their existing stock holdings, and GOP leadership attached provisions requiring voters to show a valid ID when voting to the measure. At the time, Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said it was a “sham” and “a slap in the face to the American people.”
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