Senate Democrats laugh off Trump's endorsement of banning congressional stock trading. But there's still no consensus on passing their proposals in the lame duck session.
have since cropped up in both chambers — some sponsored by Democrats, others by Republicans, still more in a bipartisan fashion.
Stock trading ban advocate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts urged Democratic leaders to follow through on the most popular proposals before decamping for the holidays. "This ought to be a window of opportunity," she told Insider of the post-election transition period, adding,"We have talked about this at length … It's time."
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, who's poised to become speaker of the House once Republicans control the chamber come January, has this year
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