A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to ban stock trading for members of Congress as pressure has escalated for elected officials to weed out corruption and restore public trust in Congress.

House and Senate lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have long traded stocks or made investments in the market. But there is growing concern that such transactions expose an underlying question that has long dogged Congress: Can lawmakers play the market without generating suspicion their access to information gives them an unfair advantage, or should they ban the practice altogether?

The issue has plagued Capitol Hill, but recent support from President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has generated fresh momentum.

House GOP Rep. Chip Roy

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