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Lawmakers should serve the people—not profit from insider trades
Very few people have benefited more from Trump’s dizzying tariff announcements than Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Just hours after Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that sent markets into a tailspin, Greene made a flurry of stock trades—including purchases in companies she knew would rebound. While families braced for higher prices and job losses, she saw an opportunity to turn chaos into personal profit.
This is exactly why we need an urgent, airtight ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks. Greene isn’t the only one—members from both parties have exploited their access to sensitive information to get rich while evading consequences. It’s a brazen abuse of power, and the public is losing trust.
Public outrage has sparked renewed momentum for reform. Bipartisan bills like the Bipartisan Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act are gaining traction—but they’ll only move if voters demand action now.
We’ve seen this before: Congress drags its feet until public pressure becomes impossible to ignore. That’s where we come in. By swarming Congress with signatures and media attention, we can force them to choose between protecting their profits or facing the wrath of their constituents.
Greene’s actions during the tariff sell-off make it clearer than ever: The system is broken, and it’s time to fix it. No one sent to Washington to serve the public should be allowed to play the stock market like a casino.
We need action now—before the next crisis becomes another payday for corrupt politicians.
Thanks,
Mary