WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Should Congress Be Banned From Trading Stocks?


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Both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have proposed bills to restrict stock trading by lawmakers. Nancy Pelosi says members of Congress should be able to participate in the "free market economy," which has drawn pushback from Sen. Josh Hawley. But does his plan, along with Sen. Mark Kelly's idea to require blind trusts, make sense? And what about the insider trading laws that already exist?
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WSJ Opinion: Potomac WatchBy Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal

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