Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) are teaming up to file a stock-ban bill, a bipartisan pairing that's part of a building movement to act on a potential conflict of interest.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Steve Daines are teaming up to file a stock-ban bill, a bipartisan pairing that's part of a building movement to act on a potential conflict of interest.The widening interest is a sign the issue has moved from being a progressive talking point to a mainstream cause championed even by some former investment chiefs. The introduction of the first bipartisan bill in the Senate is a step toward overcoming a potential filibuster.
"I'm meeting with Sen. [Jeff] Merkley to look at his bill, and I'll look at others, as well," Romney said. The Ossoff/Kelly bill would require members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children to place their stock portfolios into a blind trust.
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