Former Congress Members Push for Stock Trading Ban

A bipartisan group of nearly one hundred former Congress members urges current leaders to pass the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would ban lawmakers and their families from trading individual stocks. The letter, sent by Issue One, asks Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to advance the bill, which would also require selling off current stock holdings and give ethics officials enforcement power. The former lawmakers believe this would rebuild public trust and address potential conflicts of interest. Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna initiated a discharge petition to force a vote, while Hakeem Jeffries supports a ban but suggests a bipartisan bill might have to wait until after the next election. The Daily News Now! - Every city. Every story. AI Powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.