“The House on Wednesday narrowly passed legislation that would limit stock trading by members of Congress, moving months ahead of the midterm elections to address a practice that has stoked public outrage and bipartisan calls for change,” the New York Times reports.
“But nearly all Democrats opposed the measure after Republicans added a federal voter ID requirement to the bill, bowing to President Trump’s demands to impose new restrictions on voting and lining up a talking point they could use against Democrats in the coming campaign.”
“The measure, which passed on a 232-to-198, mostly party-line vote, faces an uphill battle in the Senate, where members in both parties have been skeptical of legislation on both lawmakers’ stock trades and voting restrictions.”
CNN: House passes bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading — but stops short of full ban.
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