Congresswoman Schrier’s Statement on Republican-led Insider Trading and Voter Suppression Scheme

“Today, Republicans in Congress pushed a vote on a sham bill that they say bans stock trading, but let me be clear: It does not. This bill allows members of Congress to continue owning and selling stocks. We desperately need to clean up corruption in the federal government. That’s why I am a co-sponsor of the Restore Trust in Government Act, a bill that bans any Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and their family members from buying or selling stocks.  

“Republicans could bring this bill up tomorrow, but they refuse to do so because they want to continue allowing  President Trump to make billions of dollars on personal stock trading while stripping healthcare from hardworking Americans. 

“In addition, Republicans’ bill cynically adds provisions that would completely destroy Washington state’s mail-in voting system just weeks before our election. The 8th Congressional District is 10,000 square miles, and this bill would force voters to potentially drive hundreds of miles to vote. I voted no on this bill, and demand that Republicans in Congress bring up a true stock trading ban immediately. Washingtonians and the American people deserve better than this sham legislation. In Congress, I’ll keep fighting for that.”