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Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have joined 19 of their colleagues in introducing legislation that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading stocks.
Democrat Rep. Goldman has made nearly 500 stock trades since entering office in January, despite previously pledging to form a “blind trust."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in introducing the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS)
WASHINGTON – Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and 17 of their colleagues today in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. The ETHICS Act is new, comprehensive legislation that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from abusing their positions for personal financial gain by owning or trading securities, commodities, or futures. “Ethics matter. Members ...
70% of American support banning members of Congress from holding individual stocks