Congress is gonna Congress.
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Those 198 "no" votes?
Yep, all Democrats.
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From The Hill:
The House on Wednesday passed a GOP-backed congressional stock trading ban, overcoming months of delay after conservative hardliners repeatedly pressed House GOP leaders to bring the legislation to the floor for a vote.
The lower chamber voted 232-198 to pass the bill, introduced by House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.). Thirteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting for the bill.
Those 13 Democrats who voted "yes" must be the ones not making out like bandits in the market.
The bill would allow members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children to hold onto stocks they already own but prevent them from buying new ones. It also requires them to file a public notice with the clerk of the House at least seven days before they sell an existing stock.
The House Administration Committee advanced the bill in January.
January? Congress obviously not dragging their feet at all here.
Democrats, meanwhile, found a way to feign support for a ban while also somehow tying it to complaining about the SAVE Act and, you guessed it, racism.
'The reality is this: House Republicans are not serious about enacting a meaningful congressional stock trading ban,' the Congressional Black Caucus said in a statement.
'The combined Stop Insider Trading Act and Voter ID Act — which incorporates provisions from the voter-suppressive, so-called SAVE America Act — would allow Members of Congress to continue owning, selling, and, in some cases, purchasing individual stocks while simultaneously imposing stricter voter ID requirements that would make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote, including by mail,' they added.
I'm sure both sides will eventually come together to come up with an effective way to curb corruption and insider trading, as well as codify voter ID (supported by 83% of Americans).
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