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Three House Democrats have died since early March, which may have helped House Republicans to pass President Donald Trump’s “one big,
Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have gained traction in recent weeks, with President Donald Trump saying he “absolutely” would sign a bill banning such trades and with both House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, throwing their support behind such restrictions.
In the hyper-sensitive see-saw that is Speaker Mike Johnson’s GOP conference, pleasing one vital faction often means antagonizing another.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) expressed support Wednesday for banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, while noting the counterarguments on financial difficulties that members face.
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Despite the broad popularity of the issue, the task of actually passing a stock trading ban has never been straightforward.
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The Nation on MSNTrump and Johnson’s Big Ugly LieLast night, the president’s destructive spending bill passed the House by a single vote.
A ban on buying and selling stocks and options by members of Congress continues to heat up with a new bill proposed and several notable figures, including President Donald Trump, supporting the effort.
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson said he's personally in favor of a ban on congressional stock trading, even as he said he has "sympathy" for lawmakers who argue the practice should continue.
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Raw Story on MSNMike Johnson shamed for 'lack of courage' as he hides GOP's 'lowest moment'A Democratic congressman shamed his Republican colleagues for their refusal to honor law enforcement personnel who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters during the Jan. 6 insurrection. A plaque honoring those officers as heroes was approved by Congress,