Washington, July 22 -- Congressman Mike Johnson issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON - Speaker Johnson today released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act.
"For too long, Americans struggling to make ends meet have watched as lawmakers have entered office just to leave as multi-millionaires. This type of behavior is unacceptable and diminishes the American people's trust in this institution. Today, with passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act, House Republicans took a critically important step to restore that faith and trust in both Congress and American elections.
"The Stop Insider Trading Act does exactly what it says. This legislation bans Members of Congress from purcha...