(The Center Square) - Republican Pennsylvania U.S. Reps. Scott Perry and Brian Fitzpatrick joined an unlikely group of allies to introduce legislation in the House this week.

The “Restore Trust in Congress Act” would prohibit federal legislators from owning and trading individual stock, saying investments can

The act brings together previously introduced legislation, in

In a press conference supporting the bill, Perry highlighted the political diversity of the group sponsoring the legislation.

“A lot of the country, there’s a lack of trust in the government, and this is an opportunity to earn some of that trust back,” said Perry. “Up here you have the left and the right standing on the stage for the same issue.”

According to Fitzpatrick, 97 members traded stocks tied to industries th

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