Bohannan rolls out ethics plan as Miller-Meeks presses to ban congressional stock trading

Bohannan rolls out ethics plan as Miller-Meeks presses to ban congressional stock trading

Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state legislator running for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 1st District, argued reforms are needed to curb personal enrichment in public office and rebuild trust.

Stock Trading By Members Of Congress Could Be Banned In Bipartisan Push

President Barack Obama signs the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo) By Ashley MurrayStates NewsroomWASHINGTON — At least 25 bills have been introduced this Congress to further limit lawmakers and their family members from trading individual stocks, and representatives across the aisle rene…