# “Toothless”: With stock trading ban stalled, lawmakers continue to violate “ridiculously weak law”

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/toothless-with-stock-trading-ban-stalled-lawmakers-continue-to-violate-ridiculously-weak-law/
- Published: 2022-06-03T09:00:54-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Photo credit: Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images. Article by Jake Johnson. Salon &#8211; June 1, 2022. Original article: Common Dreams. A running tally updated Tuesday shows that more than 60 members of Congress have recently violated a federal law aimed at preventing insider trading, a finding that comes as proposals to bar federal lawmakers from trading stocks languish in the House and Senate. According to Insider &#8216;s &#8220;Conflicted Congress&#8221; [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.salon.com
