Why congressional stock-trade ban efforts are about to heat up

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she'll move to force a House vote on a bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.

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• September is shaping up to be a big month for efforts to ban stock trading in Congress.
• Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says she's going to try to force a vote via a discharge petition.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently said he'd start pushing for a ban too.

Get ready to hear a lot more about banning congressional stock trading.