The shift in the House speaker's support for such a proposal comes as government watchdog groups say it's important to 'keep the pressure up.'
that"members of Congress in both parties are consistently failing to comply with the STOCK Act, making it clear that our current disclosure laws are not enough."
"These violations of the law, and the constant possibility of more serious violations," he added,"will continue to undermine the public's faith in Congress's ethics. Speaker Pelosi has been a leader on ethics and democracy issues and, in that vein, should now commit to supporting comprehensive legislation that would end congressional stock trading and ownership.
Earlier in January, Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation to ban such trades—a proposal that's gathered a mere nine
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