Congress should be trying everything to win your trust back and show you
that it is a branch that champions ethics, transparency, and
accountability. But some of your representatives seem intent on doing
the opposite and killing momentum on a crucial anti-corruption bill. |
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Representatives in the House just introduced a bill called the Stop Insider Trading Act,
which may sound like it would be a ban on congressional stock
trading. But this legislation allows members, their spouses, and
their dependents to continue owning stocks, purchasing corporate bonds,
and even trading with just seven days’ notice. |
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In other words, it would Stop Greenlight and Enable Insider Trading. |
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Friend, this is not a “ban”.
This is a sham bill that would allow representatives to keep cheating
the system for their own financial gain, and a thinly veiled attempt to
tank the substantive, strong, enforceable reform that is already on the
table: the bipartisan Restore Trust In Congress Act endorsed by our experts here at POGO.
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The sham bill is set for committee debate tomorrow, and we need to send Congress a clear message before then: |
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The public sees the Stop Insider Trading Act for what it is. Do
not let your fellow members sabotage the real reform the vast majority
of voters across party lines want. Put your weight behind a real ban on
congressional stock trading and show the public that you are serious
about prioritizing the needs of the American people and not your own
stock portfolio. |
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We can’t and won’t let this skullduggery fly. Thank you for using your voice. |
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