Stock trading ban is not going to pass. Personal financial gain is one of the main perks of elected office. They're not giving that up without a huge fight. Ask Rep. Tim Burchett what he thinks. He'll tell you he came to Washington for that very reason.
Heather Cox Richardson notes the historic backstory of Congressional budget authorizations.
"Behind [the CR] is a potential nightmare scenario. MAGA Republicans have already threatened to refuse to fund the government unless President Joe Biden and the Democrats reverse all their policies. If Republicans take control of either the House or the Senate—or both—in the midterms, they have the potential to throw the government into default, something that has never happened before."
Stock trading ban is not going to pass. Personal financial gain is one of the main perks of elected office. They're not giving that up without a huge fight. Ask Rep. Tim Burchett what he thinks. He'll tell you he came to Washington for that very reason.
Heather Cox Richardson notes the historic backstory of Congressional budget authorizations.
"Behind [the CR] is a potential nightmare scenario. MAGA Republicans have already threatened to refuse to fund the government unless President Joe Biden and the Democrats reverse all their policies. If Republicans take control of either the House or the Senate—or both—in the midterms, they have the potential to throw the government into default, something that has never happened before."
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