Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Ban Lawmakers From Owning Individual Stocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants a lifetime ban on members of Congress from getting hired as lobbyists after they leave public office. She also wants to prohibit lawmakers from owning or trading individual stocks while in office.
Warren pitched the ideas as part of an anti-corruption proposal in a speech Tuesday at the National Press Club. It was not immediately clear whether her proposal had any support among her Democratic colleagues.
The Massachusetts Democrat says the Trump administration didn't "cause the rot" but it is "the biggest, stinkiest example of it."
There's no real question that the @realDonaldTrump era has given us the most nakedly corrupt leadership this nation has seen in our lifetimes. But they are not the cause of the rot – they're just the biggest, stinkiest example of it. #EndCorruptionNow
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 21, 2018
She says it's time for new rules on lawmakers, judges and corporations. Of lawmakers, she said: "They can put their savings in conflict-free investments like mutual funds or they can pick a different line of work."
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