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Senate Panel Advances Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Prompting Trump Criticism

Sparks flew as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) voted with Democrats to pass the bill in a key committee.
Senate Panel Advances Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Prompting Trump Criticism
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks in Washington on Oct. 22, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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After a heated hearing, the Senate’s homeland security committee has advanced a bill to outlaw stock trading by members of Congress.

The bill changes and renames what was originally the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act. It is now known as the HONEST Act.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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