Lisa Desjardins:
The liberal is part of an unusual coalition. His main cosponsor is conservative Chip Roy, and working with them are moderate Republican Brian Fitzpatrick and progressive lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramila Jayapal.
The effort is getting new attention in light of President Trump’s own actions. Ahead of his tariff pause on April 9, Trump posted on a social media platform: “This is a great time to buy stocks.”
That day and the day before, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who discloses her trades immediately, bought stock in nearly 20 companies and sold tens of thousands of U.S. Treasury bonds. Others have done well in general. Autopilot trackers have Paul Pelosi up more than 15 percent over the past year, Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw over 18, and New York Democrat Dan Goldman not far behind.
But some Congress watchers say those are defensible gains and a stock trade ban would be a mistake.
So, ethically, do you think members of Congress should be trading stocks at all?
