Should Congress Be Banned From Trading Stocks?
A Senate panel advanced a bill to combat insider trading, but full passage is far from certain. Should members of Congress, who regularly get briefings on major global developments before the public hears about them, be legally permitted to trade individual stocks? Or should that kind of insider knowledge come with restrictions on their ability to invest? Americans who take the latter position may be happy to learn that a key Senate committee has narrowly voted to send legislation prohibiting federal lawmakers […]