Two House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pressure Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders to advance a bill banning congressional stock trading in the coming weeks, not content to settle for a mere hearing on the topic.
“A bill will come to the floor,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said at a press conference outside the House Administration Committee hearing room, where academics were preparing to testify about the ins and outs of current stock trade ethics enforcement.
“This is a fist fight, folks,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) chimed in.
The lawmakers, appearing alongside Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Seth Magaziner of Rhode…
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