Walter Shaub
Some in congress want to ban members and their spouses from trading stocks.
Others in congress want to ban only members (not spouses) from trading stocks, on Tuesday afternoons, when the weather dips below freezing, and the member is wearing a ski sweater, standing on one leg.
Walter Shaub
CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADE BAN UPDATE:
There are reporters, members of Congress and well-meaning watchdogs spreading incorrect info about blind trusts.
As the only person working for a watchdog group who has ever overseen the blind trust process, I will explain in a thread:
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1492663382482337793
If you ban them from trading in stocks, they will trade in bonds, or real estate, or oil futures, etc.