TELL CONGRESS: Trump’s tariff back and forth raised questions about
insider trading in Congress and the White House. Sen. Warren is pushing an
investigation into how the rich and powerful profited, and Rep. AOC is
calling out Marjorie Taylor Greene for buying stocks at a very opportune
time amid the unpredictable market. Sign the petition: Ban congressional
stock trading now!
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Hi,

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Marjorie Taylor Greene for
buying over $20,000 in stocks in the 48 hours prior to Trump’s tariff
pause, right before the market saw a massive rebound. AOC said, “Members
of Congress holding and trading individual stock is wrong. It is
corrosive. It is destructive. And it needs to be banned.”^1

A Congressional stock ban would ensure that lawmakers can’t abuse their
power and use access to non-public information to profit off of stock
trades. Such a ban has bipartisan support and it’s time for our lawmakers
to block this “corrosive” practice.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Pass legislation to ban members of Congress from
owning or trading individual stocks!

ADD YOUR NAME

Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into whether or
not Trump admin insiders used advance knowledge of the tariff pause to
gain huge personal profits.^2 The corruption and profit-making within our
government is reaching dangerous new heights.

Some members of Congress are making a lot of money using their positions
of power to trade stocks in the industries they’re supposed to regulate.
Others may be using information they get directly from this corrupt
administration to increase their fortunes.

Members of Congress will continue taking advantage of their offices and
non-public information — a clear ethical violation — unless we stop this
practice now.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell Congress to ban Senators and Representatives from
owning and trading stocks.

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. HuffPost News, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hits Marjorie Taylor Greene
With 1 Damning Question,” [ [link removed] ]April 15, 2025.
 2. New York Times, “Warren Urges S.E.C. to Investigate Trading Around
Trump’s Tariff Pause,” [ [link removed] ]April 11, 2025.

 


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