Stock Trading Ban for Members of Congress

Floor Speech

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Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stock. This should be a no-brainer. Members of Congress should not be allowed to profit off of their service. When Members are in a position of directly benefiting from the manipulation of the stock market, and they profit off of their position, it is corruption, plain and simple.

Just last month, numerous Members and Cabinet officials profited off of Donald Trump's tariff chaos announcement. This should not be acceptable. I know a majority of Americans agree. Nearly 90 percent support a ban.

Every time a Member cashes in, it undermines public trust. That is why I have always supported a ban for elected officials and their families, because exploiting inside information to enrich yourself should never be allowed. It is time we come together to stop this corruption and pass an immediate stock trading ban.

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