#CongressTradingBan Democrats Shift Towards Limiting Stock Trading by Members of Congress

One proposal, backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, would ban lawmakers from owning or trading stocks.

Democratic lawmakers in Congress are considering ways to curtail insider trading by federal policymakers, especially in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff actions that have resulted in market declines and recoveries.

Stock markets responded negatively after Trump imposed wide-ranging tariffs on imports from dozens of countries earlier this month. Days after his initial announcement, Trump made a post on Truth Social telling his followers “this is a great time to buy.” Hours later, the president announced that he was reversing most of the tariffs, reducing tariff rates for most countries to 10 percent.

Trump’s actions caused many Democratic lawmakers to question whether he was purposely manipulating markets.