Members of Congress should not own stocks! Pass the ETHICS Act!

Members of Congress are buying stocks in defense companies while we fund wars abroad. We must put an end to these clear ethical violations now.

Tell Congress: Pass the ETHICS Act and ban Congress from trading or owning individual stocks. SIGN THE PETITION! Members of Congress continue making huge profits from highly suspicious stock trading. This week, Republican Rep. Mike Garcia has been accused of failing to report multiple stock transactions, including the sale of Boeing stock weeks before a committee he sat on released a damning report about the company's role in deadly crashes. These shocking reports are not new. Routine news of members of Congress making suspect stock trades and owning stock in companies they regulate have helped destroy public confidence in our government. We cannot allow them to use their elected positions to grow their wealth while violating the public trust. ADD YOUR NAME: Pass the ETHICS Act and ban Congress from trading or owning individual stocks! At the beginning of the pandemic, Congress was rocked by reports of members trading stocks in pharmaceutical companies after receiving secret information about the threat of COVID-19. Since then, we've seen a steady drip of scandals, with members trading stocks in industries their committees regulate, or holding investments in fossil fuel companies while sitting on committees in charge of climate change policies. 15 lawmakers on committees that have influence on the U.S. military have investments in military contractors like Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, Raytheon, and General Dynamics. Members of Congress are buying stocks in defense companies while we fund wars abroad. We must put an end to these clear ethical violations now. ADD YOUR NAME: Pass the ETHICS Act and ban Congress from trading or owning individual stocks! ADD YOUR NAME Paid for by DEMAND PROGRESS   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.