Bill to ban elected officials from trading stocks divides Wisconsin Republicans

CONTRIBUTOR'S VIEW - John Tures: Your Help Is Needed For A Bipartisan Bill Banning Certain Government Stock Trades

In talking with people, one of the most bipartisan issues people support involves some sort of ban on stock trading by government officials. This week, supporters of good government got some good news as the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. But powerful forces in Washington DC are poised to block this reform. It won’t pass without you. The bill is the “Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act. I…

CONTRIBUTOR'S VIEW - John Tures: Your Help Is Needed For A Bipartisan Bill Banning Certain Government Stock Trades - LaGrange Daily News

In talking with people, one of the most bipartisan issues people support involves some sort of ban on stock trading by government officials. This week, supporters of good government got some good news as the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. But powerful forces in Washington DC are poised to block this reform. It won’t pass without you. The bill is the “Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act. I…

Ban stock trading by members of Congress

Banning members of Congress from trading stocks has bipartisan support in Congress and among Americans at large. And yet, supporters like conservative Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna have to make end-runs around leadership to bring a stock-ban bill to a vote. Enough is enough.

Bill to ban elected officials from trading stocks divides Wisconsin Republicans

While Sen. Ron Johnson says it'll make running for office unattractive, Rep. Derrick Van Orden says lawmakers have an unfair advantage.