In a rare bipartisan move, even progressive 'squad' member Rashida Tlaib and pro-Trump Representative saw eye-to-eye in sending a letter demanding House floor action on legislation that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks.The letter, sent Monday, was signed by a bipartisan group of 27 lawmakers and addressed to both Democratic House Speaker and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. It urges the leaders to 'swiftly' bring a vote to the floor on either the Ban Conflicted Trading Act or the TRUST in Congress Act.The push for regulation comes in the midst of heightened concerns over insider trading, especially after lawmakers' stock activity following a congressional briefing on before the true threat was public knowledge.
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