Jim McGovern: “Correcting the Record: your shitty, watered-down bill is a band-aid on…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2026

Correcting the Record: your shitty, watered-down bill is a band-aid on a bullet hole. It does NOT ban stock trading. It bans Members of Congress from *BUYING* stocks but not *SELLING* them. Nice loophole.

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Jim McGovern

Democratic · Massachusetts

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dailycaller.com

Jul 23, 2026

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Critique of the stock trading ban legislation.

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Jim McGovern: “Correcting the Record: your shitty, watered-down bill is a band-aid on a bullet hole. It does NOT ban stock trading. It…”

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