WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) today introduced the Stop Insider Trading Act (https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WAL26116.pdf) to prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks and mandate a seven-day public notice period before any stock sales can be executed.
"Members of Congress shouldn't cash in on information the public doesn't have. That's wrong," said Dr. Cassidy. "Let's put a stop to it."
"No lawmaker should ever profit from insider information. Nebraskans send us to Congress to build a better country. Public service is a privilege, not a...