Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members
Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersView image in fullscreenChuck Schumer on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Tuesday. Every Democrat and independent voted no, and the failure comes five weeks before the 3 November midterms.The bill would bar members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from buying individual stocks.
- ▪Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Tuesday.
- ▪Photograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersView image in fullscreenChuck Schumer on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Tuesday.
- ▪Every Democrat and independent voted no, and the failure comes five weeks before the 3 November midterms.The bill would bar members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from buying individual stocks.
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Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersView image in fullscreenChuck Schumer on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersUS CongressSenate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress membersDemocrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rulesJoseph Gedeon in WashingtonWed 30 Sep 2026 16.36 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 16.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a “poison pill”.The 53-47…
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