Did you see this, John?
Last week, the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks
(ETHICS) Act was introduced in Congress and this bill is kind of a big
deal. The ETHICS Act would:
* prohibit members of Congress and their families from owning or trading
stocks.
* include financial penalties for continuing to hold or trade covered
assets.
* take us one step closer to restoring public faith in Congress.
Over the last few days, almost 2,000 proud RepresentUs supporters sent an
email to their legislators urging them to pass this epic bill. That’s a
lot of energy in a short amount of time and it is thanks to this powerful
community.
But I noticed you weren’t one of them. [ [link removed] ]Will you take just a few seconds
right now to send a message to your member of Congress asking them to get
behind this no-brainer of a bill?
This is a huge opportunity for us to restore faith in our government and
hold politicians accountable – and we need your help to do it!
Thanks for adding your voice,
Ben Levinsohn
[2]Ben Mobilization Manager
RepresentUs
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On Apr 20, 2023, at 5:42 PM, Megan Caska, RepresentUs wrote:
Do you trust your elected officials, John?
It seems so simple: The people we send to Congress should have our backs.
Voters should be able to trust that our elected officials have our best
interests at heart.
But right now, poll after poll shows the trust just isn’t there.^1
One major reason why is that we continue to allow members of Congress to
trade stocks while in office – with little oversight and accountability.
Until our elected officials get serious about cracking down on real or
perceived conflicts of interest, the crisis of confidence will only get
worse.
That’s why we’re calling on Congress to pass the Ending Trading and
Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act to address this serious
conflict of interest.
[ [link removed] ]Join us in demanding lawmakers pass the ETHICS Act by sending a message
to your members of Congress today!
[ [link removed] ]SEND MY MESSAGE NOW! >>
The ETHICS Act would:
* prohibit members of Congress and their families from owning or trading
stocks.
* include financial penalties for continuing to hold or trade covered
assets.
* take us one step closer to restoring public faith in Congress.
A recent poll found that 70% of voters believe that members of Congress
should not be permitted to trade individual stocks.^2 Passing the ETHICS
Act is a no-brainer.
[ [link removed] ]Let’s make sure our elected officials know that we need them to act NOW
to crack down on corruption and put an end to conflicts of interest.
Thanks for speaking out,
Megan Caska
[6]Megan Senior Political Director
RepresentUs
[1] [ [link removed] ]Pew Research
[2] [ [link removed] ]Business Insider
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