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Senate Democrats used a filibuster to block a Republican-sponsored bill that would restrict members of Congress from buying and selling stocks. The bill included a voter ID requirement, which Democrats considered an attempt at voter suppression and deemed a “poison pill,” leading them to reject the legislation entirely. The measure, sponsored by Senator Pete Ricketts, aims to combat insider trading in Congress but faces strong opposition due to its inclusion of controversial provisions unrelated to stock trading restrictions.
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On Wednesday, the US Senate blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress in a 53-47 vote, falling short of the required 60 votes needed to advance. Every Democrat and independent senator voted against it, arguing that the bill did not go far enough as it allowed lawmakers to retain their existing investments and trade through family members. The measure included a controversial voter ID requirement, which Democrats viewed as a "poison pill" aimed at suppressing voting rights. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the bill, calling it ineffective and designed to fail. Republicans had previously passed this Stop Insider Trading Act in the House of Representatives, but its inclusion of voter ID requirements ultimately doomed its prospects in the Senate ahead of the upcoming November midterms.
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All Senate Democrats lined up against a bill restricting members of Congress from buying and selling stocks, utilizing the 60-vote filibuster to block the measure from becoming law.
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In a 53-47 vote, Democrats rejected the bill as a partisan piece of legislation due to the addition of a voter ID requirement borrowed from the SAVE America Act.
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Democrats → reject → Act
Republicans argue photo ID should not be controversial, citing public support for the mandate in polling, but Democrats denounced the addition as a “poison pill” and an attempt at voter suppression.
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Democrats → argue → suppression
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), is one of the first serious efforts to combat insider trading in Congress since the STOCK Act became law in 2012.
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Act → sponsor → 2012
It would not apply to the executive branch and would allow lawmakers to keep their existing investments, but it would place restrictions on the sale of those investments and bar them from trading individual stocks.
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it → apply → stocks
It was brought to the floor at a time when a record number of voters say government corruption is “widespread” — and that they trust Democrats more to address it.
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On the issue of stock trading alone, both parties have funneled tens of millions into ads declaring candidates’ support for a ban or highlighting the investments of their opponents.
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parties → funnel → opponents
On Capitol Hill, Wednesday’s vote amounted to a messaging exercise and was one of the final ones taken before senators break until after Election Day.
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The bill is being considered alongside GOP-backed legislation to shield consumers from the impact of data centers, although that, too, was poised to fail as Senate Democrats denounced it as “toothless.”
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Both measures passed the House with the support of Democrats, but the vote was more partisan in the case of the stock trading bill.
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Only 13 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass it in July.
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