Congress should be working for the people, not their own financial interests.
Our elected representatives in Congress are supposed to serve the people, not their personal financial interests. Yet, all too often, we see that Members of Congress use information from briefings and knowledge of pending federal legislation to enrich themselves.
That’s why we need to ban Members of Congress and their spouses from holding and trading stocks. Pramila was proud to join Senator Elizabeth Warren last week to introduce the Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act in order to put this stock ban in place. It’s good policy, and it’s simply the right thing to do. We cannot leave this door open for corruption any longer.
Can you chip in $3 to help fuel Pramila’s advocacy alongside Senator Warren to root out corruption in Congress? Members of Congress need to serve the people, not their own bank accounts.
Chip in $3
There are other bills in Congress right now that deal with stock bans for lawmakers in the House and Senate, but Pramila’s bill with Senator Warren is the strongest.
The legislation would ban Members of Congress and their spouses from owning and trading individual stocks, bonds, commodities, futures, and other securities including an interest in a hedge fund, a derivative, an option or other complex investment vehicle. No other bill is quite this expansive.
And any violations of this legislation would lead to $50,000 fines enforced by the Department of Justice.
Again, this is just the right thing to do. So, can you fuel our efforts to end stock ownership in Congress? Lawmakers in the House and Senate should focus on legislating for the people, not the stock market.
In solidarity,
Team Jayapal
