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Georgia democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is introducing legislation that would ban all members of Congress and their households from directly trading stocks. Under the proposal, elected
officials would have to place their investments into a blind trust to prevent them from using inside information that they have access to as part of their office. “My view is that the
conflicts of interest, the appearance of conflicts of interest is too great. And public confidence that elected representatives are acting in the public’s interest, rather than in their
personal financial interest, requires us to restrict stock trading by members of Congress,” Ossoff said. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up for our newsletters and get
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