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Mike Johnson: “It bans trading stocks for anyone in Congress.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:54

It allows the richest Members of Congress to continue to own, buy and sell stock. Sir, can it pass and is she wrong? She's wrong, as usual. She clearly hasn't read the legislation. It bans trading stocks for anyone in Congress. And this is an important step to go forward because there have been a handful of people who have abused that over the years and they've enriched themselves and they've engaged in insider trading. (04:54–04:58)

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Asserts that the proposed legislation bans stock trading for all members of Congress.

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