A prohibition on federal lawmakers owning individual stocks got a boost Wednesday, but not everyone is on board.
From left, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn.; Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I. and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP
Banning members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks is one of the few issues many Republicans and Democrats agree on.
But passing a stock-ban bill into law won’t be so simple.
While there is a vocal coalition of lawmakers that believe trading stocks undermines Americans’ trust in Congress for members with inside information, others bristle at banning one way lawmakers — whose salaries have been frozen since 2009 — can make money.
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