Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Tim Burchett (R-TN) led a bipartisan effort to introduce legislation banning members of Congress from trading stocks. The initiative emphasizes that elected officials should prioritize constituents and avoid financial conflicts of interest. The effort drew praise for cross-aisle cooperation, including acknowledgment of Rep. Chip Roy’s involvement and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s prior co-sponsorship. Lawmakers described negotiations with multiple stakeholders and growing support over successive Congresses. Sponsors expressed confidence that the bill will secure a vote this year and framed the measure as an ethics reform to restore public trust.
Thank you, thank you, Tim. Good afternoon, everyone. Hope everyone's doing well. I got to say, I know it wasman, what was it, like six or seven years ago now, Chipthat you and I were elected here. And one of the first conversations that Representative Chip Roy and I had had to do with money and politics, I remember, and just in general,
offering praise for Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) one of the most conservative members of the House. And, you know, I think that this issue has brought so many of us across the political spectrum together because we are united by the value that people should feel that their elected representative puts them and their interests first, and that we are here first and foremost to do the job that the public has sent us to do,
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