WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - In a rare moment of bipartisanship, several House Republicans and Democrats introduced a new bill on Wednesday that would ban stock trading for members of Congress.

“It is time for the leadership of Congress on both sides of the aisle to do what the American people have been demanding, which is to end day trading by members of Congress,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), the leader sponsor of the bill, the Restore Trust in Congress Act.

For years, members have tried and failed to pass similar bills that would prohibit stock trading for congressional lawmakers. But now, there appears to be much more momentum to address the issue, with lawmakers uniting and combing their previous trading ban bills into one.

“I think that this issue has brought so many of us across the poli

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