TELL CONGRESS: Despite a law banning insider trading, members of Congress
continue to exploit their positions of power for personal financial gain.
It’s corruption, plain and simple. We need our lawmakers to support new
bipartisan legislation that will truly ban Congressional stock trading.
Sign the petition: Stop members of Congress from owning or trading
individual stocks!
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Hi,

In 2012, Congress passed the STOCK Act, which was supposed to prevent
insider trading by members of Congress. But lawmakers continue to exploit
their positions for personal financial gain with no consequences.^1

Between 2019 and 2021, 1 in 7 members of Congress violated the STOCK Act,
and 97 members traded stocks tied to industries their committees oversee.
This is corruption, plain and simple.

It’s clear we need change to put an end to Congressional stock trading.
Thankfully, Rep. AOC (D) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) have introduced
the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act. We need all our
lawmakers to support this cross-party effort.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Stop members of Congress from owning or trading
individual stocks. Pass the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act!

ADD YOUR NAME

“When members of Congress own and trade stock in companies they regulate,
they undermine the democracy that they were elected to serve,” said Debra
Perlin, Policy Director at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington.

This erosion of trust in government is why Americans across the political
spectrum overwhelmingly support reform. A stunning 86% of Americans,
including 87% of Republicans, 88% of Democrats, and 81% of Independents,
favor banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families.

We need to capitalize on this broad, bipartisan support and push our
lawmakers to ban Congressional stock trading now!

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Demand that our elected officials serve the
people—not their portfolios.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, "Fitzpatrick, Ocasio-Cortez, Mills,
& Krishnamoorthi Launch Bipartisan Effort to Restore Faith in
Government," [ [link removed] ]January 9, 2025.


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