Lead and pass the ETHICS Act to ban Members of Congress (and, in the negotiated bipartisan version, their spouses and dependents) from buying, selling, or holding individual stocks.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Lead and pass the ETHICS Act to ban Members of Congress (and, in the negotiated bipartisan version, their spouses and dependents) from buyin…”

Sources

Office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (merkley.senate.gov)https://www.merkley.senate.gov/senators-representatives-unveil-bipartisan-legislation-to-end-corrupt-stock-trading-activities-by-members-of-congress/ ↗
“Congressional stock trading is deeply corrupt. We are elected to serve the public, not our portfolios. And no member should vote on bills biased by the character of their holdings.”