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GOP lawmaker moves to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks

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3 weeks ago

A Republican lawmaker on Monday unveiled legislation aimed at banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, framing the move as a way to restore public trust and eliminate the appearance of profiting from insider information on Capitol Hill.Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., said on "Mornings with Maria" that the "Stop Insider Trading Act" would ban members of Congress from buying individual stocks and require advance public notice before sales."If you want to trade stocks you should go to Wall Street, not to Capitol Hill. I think we have an opportunity here to dramatically improve Americ...