Ninety former members of Congress today urged U.S. House leaders to quickly pass legislation that would “eliminate the persistent appearance of insider trading among members of Congress,” according to a letter obtained by OpenSecrets .

In the letter, the former federal lawmakers — Democrats, Republicans and independents alike — tell Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) that passing the Restore Trust in Congress Act would defend against “real and perceived conflicts of interest,” as the bipartisan bill in part aims to ban members of Congress and their immediate family members from buying, selling and owning most individual stocks.

The former members of Congress also wrote that approving the bill would demonstrate “that members of Congress priorit

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