Ilhan Omar Calls To Ban Congressional Stock Trading She Refers To As ‘Corruption Plain And Simple’

During remarks on the House floor prior to the Congressional recess, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke in support of a ban on congressional stock trading.

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00:00Now I would like to yield two minutes to my friend from Minnesota, Ms. Omar.

00:05Thanks to the gentleman from Rhode Island.

00:07Mr. Speaker, members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stock.

00:12This should be a no-brainer.

00:15Members of Congress should not be allowed to profit off of their service.

00:19When members are in a position of directly benefiting from the manipulation of the stock market

00:25and they profit off of their position, it is corruption, plain and simple.

00:32Just last month, numerous members and cabinet officials profited off of Donald Trump's tariff chaos announcement.

00:40This should not be acceptable.

00:43I know a majority of Americans agree nearly 90% support a ban.

00:48Every time a member cashes in, it undermines public trust.

00:53That's why I have always supported a ban for elected officials and their families.

00:59Because exploiting inside information to enrich yourself should never be allowed.

01:05It is time we come together to stop this corruption and pass an immediate stock trading ban.

01:15I thank you very much.