Jack, Congress could be on its way to more transparency and accountability. Senators Jeff Merkley and Sherrod Brown have introduced bipartisan legislation to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stock.

Sign the petition: Members of Congress should not own or trade individual stock. Pass the ETHICS Act!

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Lawmakers are appointed to represent the interests of their constituents, not to enrich themselves. However, a loophole in our system allows the unethical practice of stock trading by members of Congress. This perpetuates corruption and self-gain.

Help us restore public confidence in our leaders in Congress by ensuring that they put the interests of their constituents above their personal financial interests.

Sign the petition: Members of Congress should not own or trade individual stock. Pass the ETHICS Act!

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Thanks for all you do,
Mayra Souza, Daily Kos

P.S. Below is an email we sent out earlier demanding that Congress pass the ETHICS Act:

Jack, it seems self-evident that members of Congress shouldn't be allowed to get rich off the very industries they oversee, but in some cases that may actually be happening.

Sign the petition: Members of Congress should not own or trade individual stock!

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In 2021, 54 members of Congress and at least 182 top staff members violated the STOCK Act, which requires that members disclose financial trades within 90 days.

In 2020, 75 lawmakers held stocks in vaccine producers Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, or Pfizer. Most of those trades happened in the early weeks of the pandemic. Fifteen Congress members with a hand molding defense policy invest in military contractors. Over a dozen members in key roles shaping energy policy invest in fossil fuel corporations. The list goes on.

Senators Jeff Merkley and Sherrod Brown have introduced a bipartisan initiative, the ETHICS Act, aimed at halting stock trading activities by members of Congress. This much-needed legislation seeks to restore public trust and ensure that our representatives remain focused on the nation's welfare, not their stock portfolios.

Three in four voters agree that members of Congress should be banned from trading stock. Lawmakers are in Congress to serve, not to gain an unfair advantage in the stock market.

Sign the petition: Members of Congress should not own or trade individual stock!

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Thank you for fighting with us,
Mayra Souza, Daily Kos